Immediate Effects of Bowen Technique Versus Dynamic Soft Tissue Mobilization on Hamstrings Tightness in Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain.
NCT ID: NCT05935163
Last Updated: 2023-07-07
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
42 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-01-01
2023-08-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Group A (Coventional treatment with Bowen Therapy)
Group A will be treated with Bowen Technique in addition to conventional treatment. One session, 45 minutes for technique along with conventional treatment will be given. Technique will be performed for 10 minutes on each limb. The data will be collected at baseline and at 4th week. Follow up will be performed for 4 weeks and 3 sessions will be given each week.
Conventional therapy for hamstring tightness
Conventional Physical therapy will include TENS , hot pack , Hamstring self stretch , Calf self stretching , bridging exercise , piriformis stretch , prone on hands and prone on elbows.
Bowen Technique
Bowen Technique:
1. The patient will assume a full prone-lying position on the plinth.
2. Sequence of short gentle moves will be applied over hamstrings. Firstly, the thumbs will be placed on top of the hamstrings muscle and the tightness is assessed.
3. Then, the muscle will be hooked by the thumbs from its lateral edge. Then, gentle pressure will be applied to the point of resistance to challenge the muscle in medial direction, as the thumbs will be flattened in medial direction, the muscle will pluck under the thumbs.
4. First with the thumbs, then will be followed by the fingers. Often, the hands are placed with a distance of inch of space between the thumbs and fingers so that the hands performed the technique on the muscle easily.
5. The whole procedure will be repeated again. The treatment time for each session will be 20 minutes for each side.
Group B (Conventional treatment with DSTM)
Group B will be treated with Dynamic Soft Tissue Mobilizations (DSTM) in addition to conventional treatment. One session, 45 minutes for technique along with conventional treatment will be given. Technique will be performed for 10 minutes on each limb. The data will be collected at baseline and at 4th week. Follow up will be performed for 4 weeks and 3 sessions will be given each week.
Conventional therapy for hamstring tightness
Conventional Physical therapy will include TENS , hot pack , Hamstring self stretch , Calf self stretching , bridging exercise , piriformis stretch , prone on hands and prone on elbows.
Dynamic Soft Tissue Mobilization (DSTM):
1. To access the hamstring muscle group, the subject will be asked to attain prone position and deep longitudinal strokes will be applied to the entire muscle group. Once the specific area of hamstring muscle tightness will be located, the remaining treatment will be limited to this target area.
2. To execute the dynamic intervention, the subject will be requested to move in the supine position with the hip and knee flexed to 90 degree.
3. Deep longitudinal strokes will be applied in a distal to proximal direction to the area of hamstring tightness and the leg will be passively moved to knee extension. Five strokes will be applied and 20 seconds of shaking is performed at the completion of this technique.
4. This treatment will be given for 20 minutes on each side.
Interventions
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Conventional therapy for hamstring tightness
Conventional Physical therapy will include TENS , hot pack , Hamstring self stretch , Calf self stretching , bridging exercise , piriformis stretch , prone on hands and prone on elbows.
Bowen Technique
Bowen Technique:
1. The patient will assume a full prone-lying position on the plinth.
2. Sequence of short gentle moves will be applied over hamstrings. Firstly, the thumbs will be placed on top of the hamstrings muscle and the tightness is assessed.
3. Then, the muscle will be hooked by the thumbs from its lateral edge. Then, gentle pressure will be applied to the point of resistance to challenge the muscle in medial direction, as the thumbs will be flattened in medial direction, the muscle will pluck under the thumbs.
4. First with the thumbs, then will be followed by the fingers. Often, the hands are placed with a distance of inch of space between the thumbs and fingers so that the hands performed the technique on the muscle easily.
5. The whole procedure will be repeated again. The treatment time for each session will be 20 minutes for each side.
Dynamic Soft Tissue Mobilization (DSTM):
1. To access the hamstring muscle group, the subject will be asked to attain prone position and deep longitudinal strokes will be applied to the entire muscle group. Once the specific area of hamstring muscle tightness will be located, the remaining treatment will be limited to this target area.
2. To execute the dynamic intervention, the subject will be requested to move in the supine position with the hip and knee flexed to 90 degree.
3. Deep longitudinal strokes will be applied in a distal to proximal direction to the area of hamstring tightness and the leg will be passively moved to knee extension. Five strokes will be applied and 20 seconds of shaking is performed at the completion of this technique.
4. This treatment will be given for 20 minutes on each side.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients with chronic low back pain (more than 3 months) will be included.
* Both genders.
* 20 to 40 degrees active knee extension loss with hip in 90 degree flexion
* Pain Intensity (moderate to severe) NPRS (4-6 intensity)
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients who had undergone vertebral column surgery (less than three months before the time of this study).
* Patients with the infection, neoplasms, metastasis, rheumatoid arthritis, fractures or inflammatory processes were excluded.
* Dislocations of lower limb
* Hypermobility of lower limb joint
* Hamstrings injuries
* Nerve lesions of lower limb
18 Years
45 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Foundation University Islamabad
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Fauji Foundation Hospital Department of Rehabilitation
Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Dr Naureen Tassadaq, MBBS, FCPS
Role: primary
Other Identifiers
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FUI/CTR/2023/10
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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