1.2.2. Inclusion and exclusion criteria
congenital malalignment, lower extremity inequality, numbness, pain, malignity
MECHANICAL LOW BACK PAIN, AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY
The inclusion criteria were as follows: aged between 20 and 60 years, referred to a physiotherapy clinic, the presence of mechanical low back pain for more than 12 weeks, the absence of neurological problems originating from the lumbar region, and not participating in any physiotherapy and rehabilitation program in the last 6 months.The exclusion criteria were as follows: the presence of axial spondyloarthropathy, pain and numbness radiating to the hip and lower extremities, congenital malalignment in columna vertebralis, malignity, lower extremity inequality greater than 1 cm, a difference in blood pressure measurements of more than 10 mm Hg between the 2 arms, and/or pregnancy.