ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2017
The treatment effect of hamstring stretching and nerve mobilization for patients with radicular lower back pain.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Immediate and short-term effects of neurodynamic techniques on hamstring flexibility: A systematic review with meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Peripheral Nerve Responses to Muscle Stretching: A Systematic Review.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of Kinetic Control Retraining on Electromyographic Activity of Trunk Muscles in Patients with Lumbosacral Radiculopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2026Trial
- Effects of balance and hamstring training on nonspecific low back pain: A randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Effects of spinal manipulation or mobilization as an adjunct to neurodynamic mobilization for lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy: a randomized clinical trial.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2023Trial
- The effects of hamstring stretching exercises on pain intensity and function in low back pain patients: A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.SAGE open medicine · 2024Review
- Effects of Neural Mobilization in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Scoping Review.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2023Article
- Does the efficacy of neurodynamic treatments depend on the presence and type of criteria used to define neural mechanosensitivity in spinally-referred leg pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2022Review
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Abstract
[Purpose] In this paper, hamstring stretching and nerve mobilization are conducted on patients with radicular lower back pain, and changes to pain levels, pressure thresholds, angles of knee joint extension, and disorder levels of lower back pain were studied. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were divided into two groups: one group conducted hamstring stretches and was comprised of 6 male and 5 female subjects, and the other group received nerve mobilization treatment and was comprised of 5 male and 6 female subjects. [Results] Pain level and the disorder index of lower back pain were significantly alleviated after the intervention in both groups. Pressure threshold and angles of knee extension were significantly increased after the intervention in both groups. Comparing the two groups, the alleviation of pain was more significant in the nerve mobilization group. [Conclusion] Patients with radicular lower back pain showed significant differences in pain level, pressure threshold, knee extension angle, and disorder index of lower back pain for both the hamstring stretching group and nerve mobilization group after the treatment. Hamstring stretching and nerve mobilization can be usefully applied for the therapy of patients with radicular lower back pain.
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