Abstract:Objectives To explore the effect of manual therapy combined with hip motion therapy in patients with low-back pain. Methods Prospective study was carried out in 116 subjects with low-back pain from April 2015 to October 2016. The subjects were randomized into pragmatic treatment of the lumbar spine only (control group); pragmatic treatment of the lumbar spine and prescriptive treatment of bilateral hips (experimental group); pragmatic treatment of the lumbar spine was based upon published clinical guidelines.Prescriptive treatment of the hips involved the use of hip exercises targeting the gluteal musculature. Subjects were assessed at baseline, the 2nd week, and at discharge with the following measures: Modified Oswestry Disability Index, Numeric Pain Rating Scale. Results At 2nd week, significant difference between groups were found in Modified Oswestry Disability Index and Numeric Pain Rating Scale (P < 0.05). Conclusions Our findings suggest that a prescriptive treatment of the hips may be of clinical value to individuals presenting with the primary complaint of mechanical LBP.