The Effects of Thrust Joint Manipulation on the Resting and Contracting Thickness of Transversus Abdominis in Subjects With Low Back Pain

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Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

The primary aim of this study is to examine how different physical therapy interventions affect the resting state and contraction state of a certain abdominal muscle in patients with low back pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02558855

Run by

Nova Southeastern University

People needed

67

Starts

2015-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-04-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults between 18-70 years of age with primary symptom of LBP, with or without referral into lower extremity.
• Subjects must be able to read and write in English.

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of serious pathology.
• Diagnosis of spinal stenosis or symptoms in both lower legs (changes in sensation, muscle weakness).
• Any history of low back surgery, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, osteopenia, scoliosis, or ankylosing spondylitis.
• Pregnancy
• Pending legal action.
• Prior surgery to the lumbar spine or fractures of the lumbar spine.

Where it is running

• DeRosa Physical Therapy — Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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