Osteopathic hands-on therapy and light treatment for long-term low back pain
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This trial studies whether hands-on osteopathic treatment and a type of light (phototherapy) can reduce chronic low back pain. It may help people who have had non-specific low back pain for at least 3 months.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 to 65 years old
- Your low back pain has lasted at least 3 months, even if it comes and goes
- You do NOT have certain specific causes of back pain (like spinal cancer, infection, cauda equina, fracture, or a herniated disc)
- You have not had low-back surgery in the past 3 months
- You are not currently pregnant
- You have not had osteopathic/manipulative treatment or spinal manipulation recently, and you are not in a physical therapy rehab program
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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