About this trial
This research aimed to determine the effect of extracorporeal shock wave therapy, LASER therapy and cryotherapy on PPT, Pain and functional disability in patients having Sacroiliitis.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Pain in one or both buttocks, hip pain, thigh pain, or even pain more distal.
Patients may report that their pain is worse after sitting for prolonged periods or with rotational movements that will be intensified when bending laterally or backward and
Positive outcome in a minimum of three out of five pain-provocation tests (i.e., compression test, distraction test, Faber sign, Gaenslen test, and thigh thrust.
Pain close to the posterior superior iliac spine and the patient could point with a single finger to the location of pain (Fortin Finger Test).
Disqualifiers
The Participant who had undergone surgery or experienced significant trauma to the spine, pelvis, lower limb, chest, or abdomen within the past 12 months.
The participants with lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders, localized spinal pathology, congenital anomalies of the hip, pelvis, or spine that limited mobility.
having a positive straight leg raising test
receiving nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, hormonal therapy, or corticosteroid injections
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- shock wave therapy
- LASER Therapy
- Cryotherapy
- Exercises