120
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2009
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2012
Study Completion Date
December 31, 2012
Physical therapy rehabilitation
Extension oriented exercises. Subjects will be instructed in a progression of extension oriented exercises for the lumbar spine
Physical therapy rehabilitation
Mechanical lumbar traction will be applied with subjects in prone utilizing 40-60% of subject's body weight to create a distraction force in the lumbar spine. Following traction, subjects will be instructed in a progression of extension oriented exercises and manual therapy to increase extension as described for the comparator group.
Intermountain Healthcare, Rehab Agency, Salt Lake City
Collaborators (1)
University of Utah
OTHER
59th Medical Wing
FED
Empi, A DJO Company
INDUSTRY
Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
OTHER