60
Participants
Start Date
June 11, 2024
Primary Completion Date
March 15, 2026
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2026
Manual Therapy and Exercise
"The 20-minute manual therapy procedures will include:~* Distraction-manipulation: manually assisted segmental lumbar traction manipulation using a specialized treatment table~* Neural mobilization: rhythmic stretches of the sciatic and femoral nerves75~* Hip, sacroiliac and lumbar facet mobilizations to improve joint mobility~* Soft tissue mobilization of lumbopelvic and lower extremity muscles using manual pressure over taut bands/myofascial trigger points and post-isometric (contract-relax) stretching techniques."
Intramuscular Electroacupuncture
As described previously
Orlando VA Medical Center, Orlando
Boston Medical Center, Boston
Collaborators (1)
Boston Medical Center
OTHER
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
FED
Syracuse VA Medical Center
FED
Orlando VA Medical Center
FED
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
NIH
University of Pittsburgh
OTHER