Open AccessEFFECTS OF SHORT WAVE DIATHERMY AND HOT PACK WITH BACK STRENGTHENING EXERCISES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN
Author(s) -
Samreen Yasmeen,
Syeda Amool,
Sakeena Rizvi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.2.2/002
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , diathermy , low back pain , back pain , rehabilitation , acute pain , surgery , anesthesia , alternative medicine , pathology
Acute back pain is the fifth most common reason for visiting the physicians andpractitioners. It is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems in thesociety. This research has been conducted on experimental method by usingsample size of 60 patients including both the genders. The participants havebeen selected from the OPD of physical therapy and rehabilitation of thetertiary care hospital. 60 patients was divided into two groups where Group Awas treated with hot packs at low back for 25 minutes with low back strengtheningexercises and whereas Group B was treated with SWD (continuous mode)for 15 minutes with the exercises. Exercises were started from the 4th day oftreatment in both conditions after being relieved from acute back pain andspasm. Both groups received 5 sessions per week for consecutive 3 weeks.Therefore, the symptoms have been reassessed at 8th and 15th day of treatment.After analyzing the data it was found that, the patients in group A treated withhot packs and back strengthening exercises were relieved from pain morequickly and efficiently than the group B treated with short wave and exercises.