60
Participants
Start Date
August 27, 2024
Primary Completion Date
September 25, 2025
Study Completion Date
September 25, 2025
shock wave therapy
"All the participants in first week will receive the ice pack for 15 minutes 3 times a day at the lumbosacral area to reduce inflammation in the area, along with rest to reduce irritation at the lumbosacral area for the first week.~From the 2nd week:~Participants will be given Radial shockwave therapy, (Storz Medical Shock Master MP200 device) for 10 minutes/session, one session/week, for 8 weeks."
LASER Therapy
"All the participants in first week will receive the ice pack for 15 minutes 3 times a day at the lumbosacral area to reduce inflammation in the area, along with rest to reduce irritation at the lumbosacral area for the first week.~From the 2nd week:~Participants will be given LASER, (LEVELASER EZ1 EASYONE) over the lumbosacral area for 10 minutes/Session, three session/week, for 8 weeks."
Cryotherapy
"All the participants in first week will receive the ice pack for 15 minutes 3 times a day at the lumbosacral area to reduce inflammation in the area, along with rest to reduce irritation at the lumbosacral area for the first week.~From the 2nd week:~Participants will be given Cryotherapy, (Gymna UniphyCryoflow 1000 IR Shock Master ICE-CT device) over the lumbosacral area for 10 minutes/Session, three session/week, for 8 weeks."
Exercises
The assigned exercises for all participants will include 1. Bilateral bridging, 2. Knee to chest, 3. Back extension within a pain-free range, 4. Plank, 5. Baby pose stretch, 6. Cat and camel, 7. Bilateral adductor ball squeezes and 8. Stretching exercise (Gluteal /Piriformis stretch, Quads /Hams stretch. The treatment plan involved performing three sets of exercises, with each set comprising 8 to 10 repetitions. 20-30 minutes of exercise session will be conducted three times per week over a span of 8 weeks.
RECRUITING
Hashim Ahmed, Najrān
Najran University
OTHER