Radial Shockwave Versus Low Level Laser Therapy in Patients With Chronic Piriformis Muscle Syndrome
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age30-50
SponsorCairo University
About this trial
The study aims to compare the effects of radiation shockwave and low-level laser therapy on piriformis muscle thickness, lower extremity function, pain intensity, and hip range of motion in patients with piriformis syndrome.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Sixty patients' males and females with piriformis syndrome
Their age will range from 30-50 years old
Body mass index will be 25 to 30 (kg/m²).
Both males and females.
Disqualifiers
Lumbo-sacral disc lesion and spinal stenosis.
Lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Pregnancy
Recent fracture and surgery of spine, hip, knee and Ankle.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Conventional treatment
- shockwave therapy
- low level laser therapy
Treatment groups
63 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov