Status:
UNKNOWN
The Effect of Grinberg Method (GM) Intervention on Low-back Pain (LBP) and Improving the Quality of Life
Lead Sponsor:
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Conditions:
Low Back Pain (LBP)
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the research is to check the efficiency of practicing the tools of the Grinberg method (GM) in reducing Low-back Pain (LBP), reducing limitations in movement as a result of the pain, an...
Detailed Description
The research will include 140 patients, who attended the pain clinic due to chronic LBP. Any change in the pharmacological regimen will be done with consult of the tending doctor and the change will b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Women and men, age range 18-65; patients of the Ichilov Pain clinic, who suffer from chronic LBP that lasts over 3 months and that appears several times a week.
- LBP which is localized between the 12th rib and the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain. The LBP may be non-specific, mechanical or radicular.
Exclusion
- Patients with malignancy and/or other life threatening conditions
- Diabetic patients
- Patients with fibromyalgia
- Pregnancy
- Paralysis
- Patients with obesity
- Patients that underwent organ transplantation
- Severe osteoporosis
- Patients that are scheduled to receive spinal cord injections during the research
- Patients that received less than 4 weeks before the research, other pain interventions than the standard of care treatment such as: alternative medicine (acupuncture, shiatsu, massage, reflexology, homeopathy etc'); physiotherapy, chiropractic, hydrotherapy, bio-feedback, osteopathy and others.
- Patients with severe mental disorders (such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, suicidal tendencies etc')
- Pain lasting less than 3 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
140 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01474447
Start Date
December 1 2011
End Date
December 1 2013
Last Update
March 1 2013
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Pain Medicine Unit
Tel Aviv, Israel