Effects of Soft Ball Tissue Release Exercises on Low Back Pain Secondary to Tight Hip Muscles.

NCT ID: NCT04815941

Last Updated: 2021-09-02

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 23 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-04-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-12-30

Brief Summary

It is also suggested that low back pain patients tend to have trigger point or tight muscles, i.e. Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, iliopsoas and Quardatus Lumborum, on at least one side.After approval from the university ethical committee, 23 (male, female) were enrolled in this study. All patients who presented nonspecific low back pain were included on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. Demographic data of the patients were collected. Oswestry low back disability index was used to evaluate the disability level of low back. Piriformis muscle tightness was diagnosed among low back pain patients using FAIR (Flexion, abduction, internal rotation) and Freiberg's test. The FAIR test was performed on the patient in, side lying position, with the hip flexed at 60º and the knee flexed at 90º. With the hip being stabilized, a single examiner will internally rotate and adduct the hip by applying downward pressure onto the knee. Freiberg's test was performed on the patient in the supine position with the thigh extended. The leg and thigh are passively internally rotated by the examiner. If pain is registered, the test is positive. The effects of soft ball tissue release exercises on low back pain secondary to tight hip muscles

Conditions

Low Back Pain; Tight Hip Muscles

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Soft ball tissue release exercises

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Soft ball tissue release exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

Exercise program were given to patients with low back pain secondary to hip muscle tightness using soft balls, i.e. tennis balls plus core stability exercises.

3 days a week for four weeks.

Interventions

Soft ball tissue release exercises

Exercise program were given to patients with low back pain secondary to hip muscle tightness using soft balls, i.e. tennis balls plus core stability exercises.

3 days a week for four weeks.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age: 35-50 years Gender: Male and Female Low back pain for at least 12 weeks. Tight hip muscles (Priformis (FAIR test), TFL (Ober's test), Iliopsoas (Thomas test).

Exclusion Criteria

• Any anatomical or neurophysiological causes of disease (X-ray and examination by a medical doctor) of spine.

Abnormal past histories of the spine, i.e. spondylitis, fracture, etc. Neurologic diseases. Functional restrictions on the upper and lower limbs. Disc prolapse Lumber Spinal stenosis L4-5 Spondylolysthesis Any abnormality at Sacroilliac joint (Faber,Pattricks,thigh thurst, ASIS distraction, Sacral compression test)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 50 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Maryam Shabbir, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Riphah Rehabilitation Center

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

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Other Identifiers

REC/Lhr/1063

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id