NCT05334394

The Effect of Mulligan Mobilization Technique on Balance, Pain and Functionality in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 37 (actual)
• Sponsor: Medipol University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mulligan mobilization technique on balance, pain and functionality in patients with chronic low back pain and to compare it with exercise.37 patients aged between 18-65 who applied to Fındıkzade Medipol Hospital were included in the study. The individuals participating in the study were divided into two groups, 18 control and 19 mulligan groups, according to the randomization table. The intervention was performed 3 times a week for 4 weeks. Conventional physiotherapy and exercise program accompanied by a physiotherapist were applied to the control group, and conventional physiotherapy and mulligan mobilization technique were applied to the mulligan group. Conventional physiotherapy methods included ultrasound (US), Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), and hotpack. The patients were evaluated with TecnoBody Static Balance Device, algometer, electrogoniometer, visual analog scale, Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire before and after the treatment.

Conditions

• Chronic Low-back Pain
• Lumbal Disc Herniation
• Imbalance

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Mulligan Technique	Mulligan suggested that injuries or sprains can cause a minor positional error in a joint, thereby causing limitations in physiological movement. Unique to this concept is mobilization of the spine while weight bearing and directing the mobilization parallel to the spinal facet planes. Although it includes various mobilization techniques, one of the most important techniques, motion co-mobilization, is the SNAG's technique, which includes the application of accessory passive gliding to the lumbar vertebra while the patient performs active movement simultaneously.
OTHER	Exercise Therapy	Exercise is recommended by physical therapists for most chronic low back pain patients.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-07-10
• Primary completion: 2022-02-01
• Completion: 2022-02-15
• First posted: 2022-04-19
• Last updated: 2022-04-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)