Tracking muscle stiffness with MRI during hands-on therapy for low back pain
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This study uses a special MRI scan to see if hands-on therapy (manual therapy) helps reduce muscle stiffness and pain in people with chronic low back pain. It aims to find a better way to measure how well this treatment works.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You have had low back pain for at least 3 months.
- Your doctor finds a tight band or tender knot in your back muscles.
- Pressing on that tender spot reproduces the pain you feel.
- You feel pain when you try to stretch the affected muscles fully.
- You have not had treatment in that area in the last 3 months and have no metal implants or severe claustrophobia that prevent an MRI.
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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