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Department of Physical Therapy Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

2019

Lumbar spinal stenosis

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Effectiveness Of A Manual Therapy Approach In Treatment Of Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Haitham Ramadan Jan 2019

Effectiveness Of A Manual Therapy Approach In Treatment Of Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Haitham Ramadan

Department of Physical Therapy Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Background: The use of manual therapy for the management of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) has not been adequately systematically reviewed in an attempt to determine its effectiveness on patients with LSS. The lack of evidence in support ofcommonly used conservative interventions continues to result in a lack of clarity regarding what interventions should be used to manage patients with LSS. Objective: To use a randomized comparative trial to compare the functional clinical outcomes achieved by patients with LSS receiving two different physical therapy interventions. Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, a total of40 participants diagnosed with LSS were randomized into …