It is typical of chronic low back pain that, after the first painful episode, is repeated at 44-78% of patients. For acute lumbar pain, approx. 10-15% of them are converted into chronic. Conservative treatments are few studies done in the traction therapy. A large number of multicenter trials did not evaluate the effectiveness of underwater traction therapy.
Goals are the followings: 1. Is the beneficial effect of a weight bath comparable to a non-treated control group with respect to clinical parameters? 2. How much does the quality of life change in an initial state and how much is it in comparison with the control group?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
226
Examination of the spinal mobilization in cm. The pain and quality of life assessment of functional status through questionnaires.
Polyclinic of the Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God,
Budapest, Árpád Fejedelem Útja 7, Hungary
prove the hypothesis that weight bath traction has favorable effect. of LBP using the change in the clinical parameters.
Change From Baseline in Pain Scores on the Visual Analog Scale at the 3 and the 12 weeks after the treatment.Pain intensity was measured by using the Visual Analog Scale (0-100 mm). Patients recorded on the VAS scale the level of low back pain at rest as well as during activity.
Time frame: at the first visit and After at the 3 and the 12 weeks
Secondary objective was to evaluate whether it also leads to the improvement in the quality of life.
Change From Baseline in level of disability in 10 everyday activities of daily life , the Functional disability by using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) .
Time frame: at the first visit and After at the 3 and the 12 weeks
Secondary objective was to evaluate whether it also leads to the improvement in the quality of life.
the EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire (EQ-5D). A self administered questionnaire instrument for measuring generic health status (health-related quality of life).
Time frame: at the first visit and After at the 3 and the 12 weeks
Secondary objective was to evaluate whether it also leads to the improvement in the movements of the lumbal spine.
Change From Baseline in level improvements in the parameters of clinical lumbal spine movements in centimeters
Time frame: at the first visit and After at the 3 and the 12 weeks
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