NCT05428280

Comparing the Effects of Muscle Energy Technique Versus Myofascial Mobilization in Managing Sub-acute Low Back Pain

Effectiveness of Muscle Energy Technique Versus Myofascial Mobilization in Improving Functional Outcome in Sub-acute Non-specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dow University of Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) defines sub-acute low back pain as low back pain lasting between 4 and 12 weeks. There is insufficient evidence regarding the comparative effect of muscle energy technique and myofascial mobilization in the management of sub-acute non-specific low back pain with the tightness of quadratus lumborum and erector spinae muscles

Detailed description

A randomized experimental controlled trial will be carried out to compare the effectiveness of muscle energy technique and myofascial mobilization in the management of sub-acute non-specific low back pain. A total of 60 male and female volunteers having subjects with sub-acute nonspecific low back pain will be recruited in this study. Subjects will be assessed at baseline for pain and disability using Visual Analogue Scale and Ronald Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ 0-24) respectively. After baseline assessment, all subjects will be allocated to two groups through computer-generated random sampling. Group 1 will perform Muscle energy technique combined with conventional exercise; Group 2 will receive Myofascial Mobilization combined with conventional exercise. This study will be conducted at the Physiotherapy Department of Sindh Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (SIPM\&R). Data will be analyzed using SPSS 21 and ANCOVA technique will be used in this study.

Conditions

• Lordosis
• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physiotherapy	Conventional treatment consisted of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Progressive Back Strengthening Exercise
OTHER	Muscle Energy technique	Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is a technique that was developed in 1948 by Fred Mitchell, Sr, D.O\[1\]. It is a form of manual therapy, widely used in Osteopathy, that uses a muscle's own energy in the form of gentle isometric contractions to relax the muscles via autogenic or reciprocal inhibition and lengthen the muscle.
OTHER	Myofacial mobilization	It is a type of gentle, constant massage that releases tightness and pain throughout your myofascial tissues

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-12-22
• Primary completion: 2023-11-27
• Completion: 2023-11-27
• First posted: 2022-06-23
• Last updated: 2024-03-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan