NCT06198647

Manual Therapy for Pregnancy Related Back Pain

Effect of Tui-Na Versus Positional Release Techniques on Pregnancy Related Low Back Pain in the Third Trimester. A Randomized Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Benha University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

More than 50% of women experience pain in the lumbopelvic area during pregnancy. The prevalence of pain increases with the duration of pregnancy. Trunk muscles are needed to sustain low levels of activity for an extended duration. Preventing muscles from fatiguing is very important. Manual therapy techniques can minimize loading of the spine while improving muscular endurance and preventing fatigue. Moreover, inhibition of the trigger points of the spinal musculature is an important factor to consider.

Detailed description

Tui-Na massage and positional release therapy are both of the common manual therapies used recently for low back pain. However, no studies have compared their effects on pregnancy related low back pain in third trimester.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Tui-na massage	Using Tui-na massage for the back muscles
PROCEDURE	positional release technique	using positional release manual technique to relax the back muscles

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-15
• Primary completion: 2024-02-27
• Completion: 2024-03-15
• First posted: 2024-01-10
• Last updated: 2024-01-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt