An interventional study of Home exercise program only and Home exercise program and home program of sensory discrimination in Low Back Pain, sponsored by St. Ambrose University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-04-23.
Sponsored by St. Ambrose University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
To determine if there is any carry over difference with sensation training to the low back for patients with low back pain with the addition of a training at home. This will be looked at to see if there is a difference in pain or back / leg movement right after the training and in a few days after doing some exercises at home.
In a previous case series patients with chronic Low Back Pain (LBP) who received tactile acuity training to their lower back in the absence of movement, experienced immediate positive changes in pain ratings and spinal movements. These changes, however, where only measured immediate post-intervention. This study aims to use a similar design of sensory discrimination for LBP, but will include a sensory discrimination home exercise program and compare groups at a follow-up visit for any difference between groups (48-96 hours) of the immediate changes. Changes will be assessed for pain and back and leg movement.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Patients who perform a home exercise program only
Other: Home exercise program only
Patients who perform home exercise and home sensory training
Other: Home exercise program and home program of sensory discrimination
After 5 minutes of sensory discrimination (using a 9 point grid) in the clinic patients will perform a home exercise program only
After 5 minutes of sensory discrimination (using a 9 point grid) in the clinic patients will perform a home exercise program and two 5 minutes sessions of sensory training at home each day.
Low Back Pain Rating
Numeric Pain Rating Scale for Back pain (0 = no pain and 10 = worst pain)
Time frame: Change from baseline to following treatment immediately upon completion of initial session
Low Back Pain Rating
Numeric Pain Rating Scale for Back pain (0 = no pain and 10 = worst pain)
Time frame: Change from end of treatment initial session to 2-4 days
Lumbar Flexion
Active trunk forward flexion measured in cm (finger tips to floor)
Time frame: Change from baseline to treatment immediately upon completion of initial session
Lumbar Flexion
Active trunk forward flexion measured in cm (finger tips to floor)
Time frame: Change from end of treatment initial session to 2-4 days
Straight Leg Raise
Neurodynamic measurement of leg raise (lower limb tension test)
Time frame: Change from baseline to treatment immediately upon completion of initial session
Straight Leg Raise
Neurodynamic measurement of leg raise (lower limb tension test)
Time frame: Change from end of treatment initial session to 2-4 days
Plan to share: No
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