The Effect Of A Neurodynamic Treatment On Nerve Conduction In Clients With Low Back Pain

McMaster University9 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine if a certain treatment for low back pain can change the way nerves in the leg send messages. Specifically, the investigators will examine whether a particular type of physical therapy treatment for individuals with low back pain (neurodynamic techniques) changes the speed that nerves send/receive signals to/from the leg, as compared to a different physical therapy treatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Interventions

ExerciseOTHER

Transversus abdominus exercise

MobilizationsOTHER

The physiotherapist will perform mobilizations to the L-spine and SI joints with the participant in a specific position.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Males and females aged 18 years and older * Participants who can speak English and read, understand, and fill out the consent form and questionnaires * Participants will have a certain level of low back pain graded numerically, with or without radiation to the leg * Clinical decision (by same individual) as safe to participate in study based on subjective history and objective examination. Exclusion Criteria: * An inability to tolerate sitting for 10 minutes * Nerve conduction disorders diagnosed by a physician such as, diabetes or MS * Current participant in an investigational drug study (within past 3 months)

Locations (1)

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in nerve conduction studies

Motor conduction of the tibial nerve; Sensory conduction of the sural nerve; H-reflex, H:M ratio (soleus muscle)

Time frame: Change from baseline after intervention, on average 1.5 hours after baseline measure

Secondary Outcomes

Change of knee extension in sitting slump test

Time frame: Change from baseline after intervention, on average 1.5 hours after baseline measure

Change in score of Visual Analog Scale for pain

Time frame: Change from baseline after intervention, on average 1.5 hours after baseline measure

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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