28
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2025
Primary Completion Date
December 31, 2025
Study Completion Date
February 28, 2026
Mackenzie exercise for lateral shift
Participants in the McKenzie group will perform standing side glide exercises, where they stand perpendicular to a wall (painful side away), press their hips toward the wall, and hold for 2-3 seconds, repeated 30 times
Traditional physical therapy
Participants in the traditional therapy group will receive posteroanterior lumbar mobilizations (30 repetitions × 3), 10-minute hot pack application, myofascial release of paraspinal muscles, and core stability exercises (plank and bridging).
Riphah international University Malakand Campus, Chakdara
Riphah International University
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