8 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
This is a randomized controlled study to determine if patients between the ages of 18-50 years, with posture related low back pain, who use the Upright device demonstrate improved pain control and self perception of posture compared to those given standard ergonomic instruction.
This research study will evaluate human performance and postural balance changes during the course of care with flexion distraction manipulation in multiple chiropractic practices.
The investigators would like to know which one of two exercise programs will have a greater effect on balance, functional performance, daily function, and pain on individuals with low back pain (LBP) after 2, 4 and 8 weeks. Specifically, the differences in dynamic balance, functional performance, pain intensity, and disability level will be compared between participants who receive spinal stabilization exercises program (SSE) and those who receive a general exercise program (GE) which includes range-of-motion (ROM) and flexibility exercises. The research hypotheses are: 1. The SSE program will significantly improve dynamic balance and functional performance in adult participants with sub-acute and chronic LBP at two and four weeks as well as after an eight-week follow-up after initiating intervention. 2. The SSE program will significantly improve pain intensity and disability level in adult participants with sub-acute and chronic LBP at two and four weeks as well as after an eight-week follow-up after initiating intervention. 3. In adult participants with sub-acute and chronic LBP, the group receiving the SSE program will demonstrate significantly improved dynamic balance, functional performance, pain intensity and disability levels compared to the placebo group receiving the GE program at two and four weeks as well as after an eight-week follow-up after initiating intervention.
The overall goal of this project is to develop sensitive and objective clinical research tools for the assessment of postural control of the trunk. In order to accomplish this goal, we aim to quantify balance performance in an unstable seated task. Specifically, the investigators will quantify balance performance in low back pain participants before and after osteopathic manipulative treatment. The investigators hypothesize that there will be a significant improvement in balance performance after a single session of osteopathic manipulative treatment as well as after 4 sessions of osteopathic manipulative treatment and this improvement will be greater than any learning effect. A secondary objective of this study is to quantify differences in patient-oriented outcome measures (e.g., self-reported pain, disability) in low back pain participants before and after osteopathic manipulative treatment. The investigators hypothesize that there will be a significant improvement in these self-reported outcomes following osteopathic manipulative treatment. The association between improvement in postural control parameters and patient-oriented measures will also be explored.
The aim of this study is to examine the clinical effects of supporting the human pelvis in a neutral sitting position in subjects with Low Back Pain over a 3-week period. The neutral sitting posture will be supported by a portable and adjustable "pelvic support device" or "pelvic support assembly" per US Patent number US 8,857,906 B2 that is used in the seat of the user's desk chair.
To investigate the use of balance as a screening tool for Central Sensitization, a condition of the nervous system that is associated with the development and maintenance of chronic pain. This is done by comparing the scores of a gold standard screening tool (the Central Sensitization Inventory) with balance data.
Participants with low back pain who are referred for physical therapy will be randomized to routine physical therapy or routine physical therapy plus receiving a postural training device
The purpose of this study is to characterize subjects' response to spinal cord stimulation with postural changes.