Active clinical trials for "Low Back Pain"

The average life expectancy in Denmark is increasing resulting in an increasing part of the population having age-related disease, ex lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). LSS causes constriction of the nerves in the lumbar spine resulting in pain in the legs and lower back, especially when standing and walking, known as neurogenic claudicatio(Goh KJ FAU - Khalifa et al.). LSS occurs in a combination of degenerative changes in the lower back, including hypertrophy of the ligamentum flavum, arthrosis of the facet joints and bulging of the disc. Current treatment of LSS is varied ranging from non-operativ conservative treatment to operation. Operative intervention shows very good results according to physical ability and pain(Christensen FB et al.;Hee HT and Wong;McGregor AH FAU - Hughes and Hughes;Xu et al.), but the most optimal treatment is still debated. Nevertheless, a decompression and, if needed, a spinal fusion is recommented.(Ausman). The investigators want to se whether i-FACTOR improves clinical outcomes compared to using allograft in spinal fusion in the elderly, and thereby find an improved methods operating this diffycult patient population. The hypothesis is, that there is no difference in clinical outcomes whether you use i-FACTOR or allograft i non-instrumentated spinal fusion surgery in patients with spinal stenosis due to degenerative listhesis.

This is a trial to validate the use of the STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) in the Military Health System for patients with low back pain presenting to primary care.

Lumbar pain is considered one of the most frequent health problems faced by human populations on a global scale. This study will be carried out to evaluate the efficiency of motor control treatments combined with diathermy in patients diagnosed with acute lower back pain, focusing upon the potential for accelerated patient recuperation if both treatments are applied simultaneously and jointly.

Low back pain (LBP) is extremely common in older adults and is associated with a host of negative consequences, including decreased physical function and increased healthcare utilization. Among older adults with LBP, hip impairments indicative of hip joint disease are more prevalent and associated with greater disability than among older adults without LBP. This study will investigate a novel intervention designed to improve LBP-related disability by combining a typical spine-focused exercise program with a hip-focused intervention.

Cost Intradiscal injection of ozone-oxygen mixture (O3-O2) which offers a rapid onset amelioration of symptoms, with a sustained duration pain relief in low back pain. Does change of injection approach make a difference?

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a physical therapy program which includes scar management, core retraining, and lumbar and pelvic joint mobilization will significantly impact the postpartum recovery following Cesarean section during the immediate postpartum period and during the first 1.5 years following childbirth. All patients who enroll in the study will receive standard treatment following a C-section delivery. Subjects will be randomized into one of two groups; one group will receive physical therapy in addition to standard post C-section treatment, and the other group will receive standard post C-section treatment with no additional physical therapy. Both groups will complete questionnaires regarding their pain and recovery from C-section delivery to determine if there is a difference in recovery between the group receiving physical therapy and the group not receiving physical therapy.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a high intensity kettlebell workout, utilizing a Tabata protocol format, can decrease objective measures of pain pressure threshold in subjects without low back pain. The results of the study could have implications for the use of high intensity kettlebell workouts in the rehabilitation of patients with low back pain.

The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of listening to 20 minutes of preferred style of music twice-daily for 4 consecutive days on pain among 20 community-dwelling older adults with lower back pain (LBP)

Efficiency of the conservative mechanical lumbosacral nerve root decompression, as an adjunct to pharmacological treatment, in the case of acute lumbosacral radiculopathy.

The study is aimed at patients with low back and leg pain. The patients in the experimental group were guided by ultrasound-CT fusion imaging to insert the lumbar nerve root puncture needle. Patients in the control group underwent the insertion of the lumbar nerve root puncture needle under the guidance of ultrasound alone.