ESWT for Low Back Pain

Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Chronic Non-radicular Low Back Pain

The goal of this interventional study is to compare the effects of ESWT in women and men between the age 18-65 with non radicular non specific low back pain . The main question it aims to answer is:

Is intervention ESWT more effective than conventional physical therapy agents. Patients were divided into 2 groups; Group 1 ESWT+conventional physical therapy and group 2: sham ESWT+conventional physical therapy. Study follow up time before treatment, 0 week after treatment, and 1 month after treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male and female patients between the ages of 18 and 65 who have had low back pain for at least three months and have been diagnosed with chronic low back pain.
• Patients who consent to participate in the study according to the informed consent form will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, spinal tumors, intervertebral disc infections, severe osteoporosis, or lumbar vertebral fractures and patients with a history of prior spine surgery,
• Currently using anti-inflammatory drugs or analgesics in last four weeks,
• Local skin infection or damage at the treatment site,
• Inflammatory rheumatic diseases,
• Pregnancy
• Concomitant mental diseases.