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Immediate Effect of Hamstring Stretching in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Sponsor: University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Summary
Thigh muscles flexibility deficits contribute to handicap in chronic low back pain patients. The study aims to evaluate the immediate effect of thigh muscles stretching in patients with chronic low back pain. The investigation team suppose that flexibility improvement could be detected by instrumented clinical measurements and such difference could be related to psycho-social factors evaluated by questionnaires.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 60 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
90
Start Date
2020-07-03
Completion Date
2022-05-09
Last Updated
2026-08-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
manual hamstring stretching
Participants' lower limb will be positioned in maximal hip flexion and gradually moved to maximal knee extension by physical therapist. The procedure will take one minute for each lower limb.
Locations (2)
University Hospital, Clermont Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, France
CHu de Nîmes
Nîmes, France