Acute Effect of Isometric Excercise on Pain Sensitivity in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain

Acute Effect of Isometric Excercise on Pain Sensitivity in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain

Randomized control trial to examine the immediate effect of isometric exercise on pressure pain threshold (PPT) in adults with chronic low back pain. The secondary aim of this study was to investigate the acute effects of isometric exercise on clinical pain intensity.

Participants will attend a single visit to the hospital for two hours, which will include collecting demographic details and clinical characteristics through self-reported assessment scales. After that, outcome measures (pain sensitivity and current low back pain intensity) were collected prior to the intervention and repeated immediately post-intervention.

Inclusion Criteria :

1. participants aged ≥18 years or older
2. participant diagnosed with non-specific chronic lower back pain (> 12 weeks)
3. Able to perform physical therapy excercise . Exclusion criteria : The study will exclude

1- pregnant women 2- lactating women for one or less than one year post-natal. 3- any certain medical conditions that could interfere with physical activity, including:

• uncontrolled diabetes
• cardiovascular problem
• orthopedic impairments
• balance problems. 4-serious spinal pathologies :
• infection
• fractures
• tumors
• inflammatory diseases like ankylosing spondylitis 5- neurological compromise,
• spinal nerve compromise
• cauda equina syndrome