Open AccessRole of posterior-anterior vertebral mobilization versus thermotherapy in non specific lower back pain
Author(s) -
Aftab Ahmed Mirza Baig,
Syed Imran Ahmed,
Sikander Ali,
Asim Rahmani,
Faizan Siddiqui
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.342.12402
Subject(s) - medicine , low back pain , physical therapy , wilcoxon signed rank test , manual therapy , back pain , mann–whitney u test , alternative medicine , pathology
Low back pain (LBP) is the foremost cause to hamper an individual's functional activities in Pakistan. Its impact on the quality of life and work routine makes it a major reason for therapeutic consultations. About 90% of the cases with LBP are non-specific. Various options are available for the treatment of LBP. Posterior-anterior vertebral mobilization, a manual therapy technique; and thermotherapy are used in clinical practice, however evidence to gauge their relative efficacy is yet to be synthesised. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of posterior-anterior vertebral mobilization versus thermotherapy in the management of non-specific low back pain along with general stretching exercises.