NCT01954199

The Effectiveness of Neurodynamic Techniques in Patients With Nerve-Related Leg Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to verify if patients with nerve-related leg pain benefits from neurodynamic treatment over two weeks.

Detailed description

Nerve-related leg pain (NRLP) although less prevalent than low back pain itself, is associated with higher economic and social burden, and has been considered a predictor of chronicity and disability among subjects with low back pain. Numerous approaches are proposed for its management; however, evidence regarding the best therapeutic approach is lacking. Neurodynamic techniques are proposed to be effective to manage NRLP. Thus, this study aims to verify, through a randomized controlled trial, the effectiveness of a two-week program of neurodynamic techniques on pain and disability in individuals with NRLP.

Conditions

• Nerve Pain
• Peripheral Nerve Injuries
• Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
• Sciatica
• Low Back Pain
• Low Back Ache
• Signs and Symptoms

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Neurodynamic Group	All techniques will be executed in a pain-free way (grade III). Mild discomfort will be accepted, but it must subside as soon as the technique ends. * In the dynamic opener technique, patient will be positioned in side-lying, with the affected side upwards. The therapist will then perform grade III oscillations aiming to open the lumbar foramen; * In the side-lying slider, the patient will be in side-lying with the affected side upwards. A combination of knee and hip flexion and extension movements will produce sliding in the neural structures; * In the slump slider, the patient will be seated in slump position. Combinations between neck and knee movements will produce greater nerve excursion than the side-lying slider. Patients will perform the slump slider in a pain-free manner.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-03-01
• Primary completion: 2016-04-01
• Completion: 2016-04-01
• First posted: 2013-10-01
• Last updated: 2016-06-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil