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NCT Number: NCT00789204

Postural Re-education in Low Back Pain

The Global Postural Re-Education is a global approach for the treatment of musculoskeletal disease. Using specific progressive posture for stretching particular shortened chain muscle the method wants to equilibrate the never-ending war between static and dynamic muscles by guiding the patient in a particular breathing pattern to maintain a correct posture and feeling it.

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Key information

Conditions

Low Back Pain Back Pain Behavior Motor Activity Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1

Primary location

Ecm Eur Centro Medico

Rome, Lazio, 00144, Italy

About this study

In some countries there is a physical therapy method called "Global Posture Reeducation" (GPR), which was developed by Philippe Emmanuel Souchard based on 20 years of clinical experience.The method consist to balance the miofascial tension probably responsible for an articular overloading. The method stretches the shortened antigravity muscles that are inside a different static muscles chains. GPR is a global approach that search the biomechanics cause in the near areas, and involves actively the patient in the postural and gestural changes.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Lumbalgia Diagnosis
  • Age 18-80

Exclusion criteria

  • Migrated hernia
  • Calcified disc hernia
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Other physiotherapeutic interventions within 6 months of the baseline assessment.
  • Surgical operation within six months of baseline
  • Cancer syndrome, Neurological and rheumatic diseases

Treatment and study plan

Global Postural Re-Education

Other

The treatment in Global Postural Re-education is a global approach that seeks to identify the biomechanical cause of the problem also in other parts of the body and involves actively the patient in the postural change. Using principles like causality, globality and individuality, the treatment consists of the use for one hour of progressive active stretching posture for specific muscular chain that are shortened. Every posture is maintained for 20 minutes with controlled breathing and the use of manual traction

Other names: GPR

Standard Exercise Training

Other

The exercise programme included passive lumbar flexion, pelvic tilt, strengthening of flexor muscles, strengthening of extensor muscles, spine mobilization and stretching exercises.

Other names: SEP

Primary outcomes

  1. Roland & Morris Disability Questionnaire

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Oswestry Disability Index

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months

  2. Pain Drawing and Visual Analogue Scale (V.A.S.)

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 mounths, 6 months

  3. Fingertip-to-floor test

    Time frame: Baseline, 3 mounths, 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Bologna

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of a "Global Posture Reeducation" Program for Patients With Low Back Pain

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Nov 11, 2008
Registry last updated
Sep 22, 2009

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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