Open AccessTHE USE OF VISCERAL MOBILIZATION THERAPY TO RELIEVE LOW BACK PAIN
Author(s) -
Syed Abid Mehdi Kazmi,
Iqbal Ahmed Siddiqui,
Nabeel Naeem Baig
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.5.2/008
Subject(s) - palpation , medicine , mobilization , physical therapy , low back pain , referred pain , manual therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , surgery , alternative medicine , archaeology , pathology , history
OBJECTIVEAscertain the effects of visceral mobilization in low back painmanagement.METHODSA 33 years old female with complaint of acute low back painreferred for physiotherapy treatment, during her physical examination,we failed to correlate her pain with any neuro-musculoskeletalreference. So we extended our palpation on abdominalregion and found tender points on bilateral iliac regions. Her painwas recorded on VAS pain scale that was 8-9/10. So, we decidedto proceed through visceral mobilization on her reproductivesystem and at the end of the session she had no pain ordiscomfort.RESULTSThere is a remarkable recovery in low back and leg pain by usingVM only twice. It’s not only resolved completely but the effectssustained for more than a month. According to her, she observedgreat improvement in her walking. She regained the ability to siton and get up from floor. She felt these differences right after thefirst session of treatment.