Original Research Article
Year: 2023 | Month: February | Volume: 13 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 105-112
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20230217
Effectiveness of Mechanical Lumbar Traction Positional Variations in Patients with Low Back Pain
Girija Murugan1, Sheeba Sharon R2, A.K. Vijay Krishna Kumar3
1Assistant Professor, Department of physiotherapy, 2BPT Student, Department of physiotherapy, 3Principal, Department of physiotherapy.
Dr.B.R.Ambedkar College of Physiotherapy, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Corresponding Author: Girija Murugan
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common causes of disability among the general population. Lumbar traction is an application of distraction force to produce a separation of the joint and elongate the soft tissues. Unilateral mechanical lumbar traction focuses on one side of the spine to maximize the effect of traction.
OBJECTIVE: To study the effectiveness of Unilateral Mechanical Lumbar Traction and to compare the effectiveness of Mechanical Lumbar Traction positional variations in patients with low back pain.
METHODOLOGY: 20 Patients with low back pain were selected and divided into two groups based on the selection criteria. Group A received Unilateral Lumbar Traction along with Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and Patient specific exercises and Group B received Conventional lumbar traction along with Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and Patient specific exercises. Numerical Pain rating scale and active lumbar flexion and lumbar extension range of motion using Modified-modified Schober test were used as outcome measures for pre and post treatment.
RESULT: On comparing pre to post intervention values in Group A and Group B, there was significant improvement in terms of pain in group A than group B and Lumbar ROM does not vary significantly between both the groups.
CONCLUSION: The present study concluded that group A (Unilateral mechanical lumbar traction) showed more improvement in terms of pain, but lumbar ROM did not vary between the groups. The study concluded that both the groups showed average improvement in terms of pain and lumbar ROM and there was no statistically significant difference between the groups.
Key words: Low back pain, Unilateral Mechanical Lumbar Traction, TENS