Clinical trial NCT04815915: Effects of Graston Technique in Patients With Non Specific Low Back Pain
Official title: Effects of Graston Technique in Patients With Non Specific Low Back Pain
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Back Pain
Keywords: Low Back Pain,Pain Numeric Rating Scale,Owestry Disability Index
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-03-25
Enrollment: 20
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Non-specific low back pain upsets individuals of all age gathering and is a most significant provider to illness load everywhere on the world. Overseeing rules prescribe emergency to locate the uncommon instances of low back pain that are brought about by actually genuine pathology, thus need demonstrative work-up or proficient arrangement, or both. Since non-specific low back pain doesn't have a known pathoanatomical cause and treatment accentuations on diminishing in agony and its meanings.

To determine the impacts of Graston technique in patients with non-specific low back pain.

This examination was Quasi Experimental study and on the basis of inclusion standards, 20 patients were involved. PNRS and ODI used to collect the data. Graston tool was used to treat patients 3 times in a week according protocol for 6 weeks' treatment plan with extensions bised exercises protocol following pattern of APTA. The data was analyzed using SPSS 21.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* • Both genders

  * Age (20-40 years)
  * Patients with non-specific backache
  * Trigger points and tender points at low back region

Exclusion Criteria:

* • Patients with chronic diseases

  * Degenerative changes in spine
  * Open wounds around the area to be treated
  * High blood pressure
  * Diabetic neuropathy
  * Cancer (depending on the type and location)
  * Taking anti-coagulants
  * Pregnancy

Primary outcomes:
measure: PNRS
timeFrame: 2 months
measure: OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX
timeFrame: 2 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Riphah Rehabilitation Center
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Iqra ZakaUllah, MS
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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