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Effects of Spinal Mobilization With and Without Clinical Pilates in Patients With Lumbar Disc Herniationc Herniation
Sponsor: University of Management and Technology Lahore
Summary
Lumbar disc herniation is described by The North American Spine Society (NASS) as the confined movement of the disc material like nucleus pulposus and annulus fibrosis outside the limitations of the intervertebral disc space causing low back pain among adults. Low back pain become the most prevalent and common in adult generation. Lumbar disc herniation is the most common reason of low back pain in grown-ups of age saturation of 30 to 50 years. Lumbar disc herniation is affection almost 1 to 3% of the population per annum. There are many risk factors including alcohol, smoking, high intensity activities causing high load on your back or lifting high weight objects and genetic and environmental factors. The most affected and endorsed first line intervention protocol for lumbar disc herniation comprise of physical therapy management, life style adjustments and epidural steroid shots. This first line conservative management is used to avoid the risks of surgery and further complications. Spinal mobilization is used as the most effective and suggested option to help increase the mobility of the lumbar spine and reduce pain and disability chances in lumbar disc herniation patients. Clinical Pilates Exercise is used to upsurge core firmness and functional activity as well as boost the neuromuscular re-education in patients with disc herniation. The objective of this study is to compare the effects of spinal mobilization with or without Clinical Pilates on pain, lumbar mobility and disability in patients with lumbar disc herniation. Evaluation will be done by using NPRS, RODQ and Bubble Inclinometer. Non-probability convenient sampling will be used and the subjects will be allocated to two groups by random allocation. Group A will receive spinal mobilization and Group B will receive spinal mobilization along with Pilates. Both groups will receive hot pack and TENS for 10 minutes as baseline treatment of herniated disc back pain before techniques application. Both groups will receive 12 sessions for the period of 4 weeks. Measurements of all the outcome variables will be taken at baseline, 2nd and 4th week. Results will be analyzed by using SPSS 24.
Official title: EFFECTS OF SPINAL MOBILIZATION WITH AND WITHOUT CLINICAL PILATES ON PAIN, LUMBAR MOBILITY AND DISABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
30 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
36
Start Date
2026-10-28
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2026-11-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
SPINAL MOBILIZATION
Group A will receive spinal mobilization along hot pack for 10 minutes and TENS for 10 minutes. In this group, participants will receive graded posteroanterior (PA) mobilizations on the affected lumbar segment L1-L5. The therapist will use oscillatory mobilizations of grade 1 and 2 within the pain free range depending on the patient's response and clinical evidences. To apply spinal mobilization the members will be placed in an appropriate prone lying position on a couch and with hands on their respective sides. The therapist will place the hypothenar (ulnar) surface of the hand on the spinous process of the symptomatic lumbar vertebrae (L1-L5) while the other hand will be placed over the first hand to increase the force. Mobilization will be applied for 4 times with a 30-60 second of PA pressure and a resting interval of 20 sec. Apply 2 to 3 oscillations per sec. We'll start with the grade 1 and check the patient's response and gradually increase the grade of oscillations from 1 to 2
SPINAL MOBILIZATION + CLINICAL PILATES
For spinal mobilization, the participants will receive the same protocol just like the members of group A. However, the participants of this group will receive a session of Clinical Pilates Exercises. The exercises will be given to all the members of group B 3 days per week and the study continues for 4 weeks. The exercise session will be divided into 4 weeks.
Locations (1)
UMT
Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan