Assessment of the Effect of Swedish Massage and Acupressure in Rehabilitation of Patients with Low Back Pain. Preliminary Report

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (6) ◽  
pp. 513-521
Author(s):  
Dariusz Boguszewski ◽  
Mateusz Krupiński ◽  
Dariusz Białoszewski
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Segmental Mobility ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Group 1

Background. Low-back pain is a common problem in developed societies. The quest for methods to reduce this com­plaint may contribute to improving the quality of life for many people. The aim of the study was to compare the effect of Swedish massage combined with acupressure vs. Swedish massage alone in patients with low back pain. Material and methods. The study involved 20 women and 20 men with lumbosacral pain. The group was clinically ho­mo­geneous. The participants were randomized into two groups: Group 1, which received Swedish massage with acu­pressure techniques, and Group 2, treated with Swedish massage only. The research tools comprised the Laitinen Pain Score, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, the Roland-Morris Ques­tion­naire, the Thomayer test, and the measurement of lumbar spine extension. Differences between the mea­surements were evaluated with the Wilcoxon test, with the minimum significance level set at p≤0.05. Results. Both groups demonstrated a significant (p<0.05) decrease in pain intensity, improvement in quality of life and increase in physical activity. Increased segmental mobility of the spine was also observed in all patients, with significant changes (p<0.05) noted only in Group 1. In Group 2, the differences tended towards significance. Conclusion. In selected cases, Swedish massage combined with acupressure techniques may be more effective as a mo­notherapy in patients with non-specific low back pain than massage alone.

scholarly journals Stimulasi Magnetik Lebih Meningkatkan Kemampuan Fungsional pada Pasien Nyeri Punggung Bawah Dibanding Stimulasi Elektris

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
Aditya Johan Romadhon
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Functional Activity ◽  
Magnetic Stimulation ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Pain Patients ◽  
Group 1

AbstractIntroduction : A long with the development of physical agents modalities, there are many recent modalities that has many beneficial for physical therapy practice, generally physical agents modalities are suit for musculoskeletal cases, one of beneficial effect for musculoskeletal case is maintaining of muscle’s physiology, electrical stimulations are familiar modalities we find in physiotherapy practice, this modality is use to inhibit pain signal and produce muscle contraction. Recently a new physical agent modality such as magnetic stimulation also has smiliar effect such as electrical stimulations, however there are less evidence to compare magnetic and electrical stimulation for musculoskeletal problems. Objective : Purpose of this study to compare magnetic and electrical stimulation effect for reducing pain and improve functional activity in low back pain patients. Methods : 60 low back pain patients recruited as subjects, devided into two groups, Group 1 given magnetic stimulation and Group 2 given electrical stimulation, after four mounth intervention two days in every weeks, pain index and functional activity measured with Oswestry instrument. Result : After 4 mounth intervention we find reducing pain index and improvement of functional activity in two groups, Group 1 the Oswestry score is 0.2 ± 0.08, while Group 2 the Oswestry score is 0.3 ± 0.05, based on the result we analyzed with Wilcoxon test, we find significant different between two groups, the significant value is 0.001 (p<0.05). Conclussion : magnetic stimulation is more effective to reduce pain index and improve functional activity by using Oswestry instrument than electrical stimulation. Keyword : Magnetic, Electrical, Stimulation, C fiber, A delta fiber

Association between Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain, Physical Activity, and Health-related Quality of Life: A Survey of Pregnant Women in Northern Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliyu Lawan ◽  
Adedapo Wasiu Awotidebe ◽  
Umar Muhammad Bello ◽  
Adamu Ahmad Rufa’i ◽  
Cornelius Mahdi Ishaku ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Northern Nigeria ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Low Back Pain--Related Disability in Parkinson Disease: Impact on Functional Mobility, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life

2019 ◽  
Vol 99 (10) ◽  
pp. 1346-1353
Author(s):  
Ryan P Duncan ◽  
Linda R Van Dillen ◽  
Jane M Garbutt ◽  
Gammon M Earhart ◽  
Joel S Perlmutter
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Parkinson Disease ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Functional Mobility ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Low Back

Abstract Background People with Parkinson disease (PD) frequently experience low back pain (LBP), yet the impact of LBP on functional mobility, physical activity, and quality of life (QOL) has not been described in PD. Objective The objectives of this study were to describe body positions and functional activities associated with LBP and to determine the relationships between LBP-related disability and PD motor sign severity, physical activity level, and QOL. Design The study was a cross-sectional study. Methods Thirty participants with idiopathic PD (mean age = 64.6 years [SD = 10.3]; 15 women) completed the Revised Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (RODQ), a measure of LBP-related disability. PD motor symptom severity was measured using the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale Part III (MDS-UPRDS III). The Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) was used to measure self-reported physical activity. The Parkinson Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) was used to measure QOL. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize LBP intensity and LBP-related disability. Spearman correlations were used to determine relationships between the RODQ and the MDS-UPDRS III, PASE, and PDQ-39. Results LBP was reported to be of at least moderate intensity by 63.3% of participants. LBP most frequently impaired standing, sleeping, lifting, and walking. The RODQ was significantly related to the MDS-UPDRS III (r = 0.38), PASE (r = −0.37), PDQ-39 summary index (r = 0.55), PDQ-39 mobility subdomain (r = 0.54), and PDQ-39 bodily pain subdomain (r = 0.44). Limitations Limitations included a small sample of people with mild to moderate PD severity, the fact that RODQ is a less frequently used measure of LBP-related disability, and the lack of a non-PD control group. Conclusions LBP affected walking, sleeping, standing, and lifting in this small sample of people with mild to moderate PD. Greater LBP-related disability was associated with greater motor sign severity, lower physical activity level, and lower QOL in people with PD.

scholarly journals Insomnia in chronic non-specific low back pain

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 62-67
Author(s):  
I. A. Lamkova ◽  
V. A. Parfenov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Therapy Group ◽  
Low Back

Patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) often have sleep disturbances (insomnia), which negatively affects pain severity, mental state, activities of everyday living, and the overall quality of life. The prevalence of insomnia in patients with CNSLBP and the effectiveness of its therapy require further investigation.Objective: to identify the prevalence of insomnia and the effectiveness of its treatment in CNSLBP.Patients and methods. The study included 71 patients aged 18–75 years (mean age 55.09±13.0 years) with CNSLBP. A single sleep hygiene educational session was run in the standard treatment group (n=34; mean age – 51±14 years). Intervention in the extended therapy group (n=37; mean age – 59±12 years) included an educational program dedicated to sleep, which was an individual face-to-face course of 4–5 sessions over two weeks and a telephone survey after three months. We used the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to assess sleep disturbances, a numerical rating scale (NRS) to assess pain, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-SF), and the 12-item short form health survey (SF-12) to assess physical activity and quality of life. The survey was carried out three times (at the admission, after 7–10 and 80–90 days).Results and discussion. In both groups of patients with CNSLBP, PSQI scores improved in a week and after 3 months compared with baseline (p<0.05). Sleep quality between 7th and 90th days significantly improved only in the extended therapy group (p=0.025). ISI scores significantly improved during inpatient treatment in both groups (p<0.05), but between 7th and 90th days significantly improved only in the extended therapy group (р=0.048). Back pain intensity according to NRS significantly decreased in a week and after 3 months, compared to baseline (р<0.0001). Significant increase in physical activity (p≤0.001), physical and mental components of quality of life (p<0.05) were found only in the extended therapy group.Conclusion. Most patients with CNSLBP have insomnia, the treatment of which can improve sleep and help reduce pain.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN LOW BACK PAIN: A TWOGROUP STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING ANALYSIS

2021 ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Eleni Theodoropoulou ◽  
Nektarios A. M. Stavrou ◽  
Maria Koskolou ◽  
Konstantinos Karteroliotis
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Modeling Analysis

Studies have indicated that physical activity (PA) reduces pain and enhances quality of life (QoL) in low back pain (LBP). No study has investigated the aforementioned factors within the context of the same theoretical model so far. The aim of this study was to examine the PA and QoL relationship through the intermediary effects of bodily pain (BP) and physical (PCS) and psychological (MCS) health. Participants were 684 individuals aged 39.16 ± 13.52 years old (M ± SD). In total, 222 participants of the sample reported LBP, whereas 462 participants did not. LBP, PA, BP, PCS, MCS and QoL were assessed. A two-group structural equation modeling analysis was used. The results didn't support the model invariance across groups. Within the group with LBP, PA improved QoL through PCS and MCS, whereas in the group without LBP, PA enhanced QoL through MCS. Longitudinal studies should be carried out for highlighting these associations over time.

EVALUATION OF THE EFECTS OF EMBEDDING THERAPY AND ELECTRONIC ACUPUNCTURE COMBINED WITH “DOC HOAT TANG KY SINH” REMEDY IN THE TREATMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN BY OSTEOARTHRITIS

2016 ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Thi Ngoc Dung Thai ◽  
Thi Tan Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Effective Treatment ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Low Back ◽  
Good Level ◽  
Embedding Therapy ◽  
The World ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Group 1

Background: Low back pain by osteoarthristis is one of the most common diseases in the world as well as in Vietnam, estimated 70-85% people in the world have low back pain sometime in their lives. Obiectives: To evaluate the effects of embedding therapy and electronic acupuncture combined with “Doc hoat tang ky sinh” remedy in the treatment of low back pain by spondylosis. Materials and methods: 72 patients diagnosed of low back pain by spondylosis, were examined and treated at Phu Yen Traditional Medicine Hospital, divided equally into 2 groups (group 1 and group 2). Results: In group 1: Effective treatment at good and fair good level accounted for 41.7% and 41.7%. In group 2: Good level occupied 33.3% and fair good level occupied 55.6%. Conclusion: The ratios of good and fair good in 2 groups were equal (p >0.05) Key words: Low back pain, spondylosis, embedding therapy, electronic acupuncture

Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

TRAUMA ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 86
Author(s):  
V.I. Romanenko
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Low Back Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Low Back Pain ◽  
Low Back

Anxiety-depressive disorders and quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Demenko ◽  
G.A Chumakova
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Mild Depression ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Group 1

Abstract Background Mental disorders in patients with cardiovascular disease have a significant impact on the course, the prognosis of the underlying disease and quality of life (QOL). Objective We aimed to examine the prevalence of anxiety and depressive disorders and their impact on the quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Materials and methods In 52 with permanent AF and 50 with paroxysmal AF patients, we administered the depression scale Tsung, the scale of situational anxiety (SA) and personal anxiety (PA) Spielberger-Hanin; QOL was assessed the SF-36 quality of life assessment scale. Correlation analysis using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Results The prevalence symptoms mild depression situational or neurotic genesis was 21.1% (12 patients) in Group 1 and 12.0% (6 patients) in Group 2 (p&gt;0.05). Subdepressive state was two percents of patients in Group 1 and Group 2. The incidence SA was 59.6% (31 patients) in Group 1 and 52.0% (26 patients) in Group 2. The incidence PA was 74.0% (37 patients) in Group 2 and 67.3% (35 patients) in Group 1. The average score the physical component of health (PCH) was 29,8±4,3 in Group 1, the mental component of health (MCH) – 49.5±7.4 points; p&lt;0.05. In Group 2: PCH – 44.8±6.6 points, MCH – 26.6±7.5 points; p&lt;0.05. Correlation analysis showed negative strong correlations between SA and MCH (r=−0.64, p=0.0005) and between PA and MCH (r=−0.69, p&lt;0.0001), between SA and PCH (r=−0.71, p=0.0001), between depression and PCH (r=−0.69, p=0.023). Negative statistically significant correlation between depression and MCH (r=−0.69, p=0.54) and negative medium correlation between depression and PCH (r=−0.64, p=0.23). Conclusion These findings suggest that we did not identify patients with symptoms of a true depressive (that can cause pseudodementia and influenced to complete tests). 16.5% patients with AF had mild depression of situational or neurotic genesis. Depression may be a pathogenetic factor of AF or develop because of paroxysms AF – psychological stress. More than 50% patients in Group 1 and Group 2 had an increased anxiety score. SA is more common in patients with permanent AF, probably because older people difficult to adapt to a new situation. PA is more common in patient with paroxysmal AF, probably because disease is sudden and causes anxiety. The PCH of QOL is more impairment in patients with permanent AF, because complications (for example heart failure) impairment physical activity. However, PCH also reduced in patient with paroxysmal AF, because disease is sudden may occur during physical activity. The MCH of QOL is more impairment in patients with paroxysmal AF, because waiting attack effect on mental health and social functioning. An increased level of anxiety and depression negatively affected the mental and physical health of patients with AF. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: None

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