Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Low Back Pain,Pain Numeric Rating Scale,Owestry Disability Index
Brief summary
Non-specific low back pain upsets individuals of all age gathering and is a most significant provider to illness load everywhere on the world. Overseeing rules prescribe emergency to locate the uncommon instances of low back pain that are brought about by actually genuine pathology, thus need demonstrative work-up or proficient arrangement, or both. Since non-specific low back pain doesn't have a known pathoanatomical cause and treatment accentuations on diminishing in agony and its meanings. To determine the impacts of Graston technique in patients with non-specific low back pain. This examination was Quasi Experimental study and on the basis of inclusion standards, 20 patients were involved. PNRS and ODI used to collect the data. Graston tool was used to treat patients 3 times in a week according protocol for 6 weeks' treatment plan with extensions bised exercises protocol following pattern of APTA. The data was analyzed using SPSS 21.
Interventions
OTHERGraston technique
Graston tool was used to treat patients 3 times in a week according protocol for 6 weeks' treatment plan with extensions bised exercises protocol following pattern of APTA.
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* • Both genders * Age (20-40 years) * Patients with non-specific backache * Trigger points and tender points at low back region
Exclusion criteria
* • Patients with chronic diseases * Degenerative changes in spine * Open wounds around the area to be treated * High blood pressure * Diabetic neuropathy * Cancer (depending on the type and location) * Taking anti-coagulants * Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PNRS | 2 months | Pain Numeric Rating Scale (PNRS) scores in subjects with moderate/severe pain at baseline. \*P \< 0.0001 vs. baseline. Includes only subjects with baseline PNRS score of 4 to 10. Scale ranges from 0 to 10. Data are shown as mean ± 95% confidence interval. n = 329 for all visits, all with a baseline PNRS score of 4 to 10. |
| OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX | 2 months | Each section is scored on a 0-5 scale, 5 representing the greatest disability. The index is calculated by dividing the summed score by the total possible score, which is then multiplied by 100 and expressed as a percentage. Thus, for every question not answered, the denominator is reduced by 5 |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed