Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effects of Short Arc Banding
Lead Sponsor:
Logan College of Chiropractic
Conditions:
Chronic Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-55 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The general purpose of this pilot study is to determine the effects of a novel exercise intervention (short arc banding (SAB)) on the cross sectional area of lumbar multifidus well as functional outco...
Detailed Description
Multifidus muscle is well known and documented to be a segmental spinal stabilizer and postural muscle. (Bajek, Bogduk) Previous studies have shown evidence that patients with low back pain (LBP) pres...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Chronic mechanical low back pain (LBP) with a duration of greater than six weeks, severity and location remaining the same
- No current radicular symptoms extending below the knee
- Logan College Faculty, staff, as well as patients from any of Logan Health Center's allied clinics
Exclusion
- Current radicular symptoms extending below the knee
- A history of neurological disease,
- History of severe lumbar trauma or surgery
- Contraindications to lumbar manipulation
- Current use of muscle relaxants or analgesics
- Degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- Recent spinal manipulative therapy (within 2 weeks of start of trial)
- Current use of modalities (e-stim, vibration, etc) and other exercise
- Diabetes
- Heart, kidney thyroid disorders and chronic disease
- Female subjects who are pregnant or breast feeding
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00885001
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
May 1 2009
Last Update
April 21 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Logan College of Chiropractic
Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63017