scholarly journals A Study to Compare the Efficacy of Back Strengthening Therapy in Patients with Lower Back Pain on Analgesics to that of those on Placebo in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Chennai

Author(s):  
R. Nehaapriya ◽  
Damodharan Vasudevan ◽  
K. Gunalan

Aim: Isometric and Core strengthening exercises for lower back pain provides relief to patients, whereas combing it with analgesics also provides relief of pain, thereby in this study the efficacy of isometric and core strengthening exercises alone is evaluated. Method: A cross-sectional study involving 200 subjects was conducted in the OPD of department of Orthopaedics, Saveetha Medical college and hospital. Assessment of lower back pain was done using ODI (Oswestry Disability Index) among patients receiving Isometric and Core strengthening exercises with and without analgesics for a period of 3 months. Results: There is no significance difference in the reduction of pain among group A who received analgesics along with isometric and core strengthening exercises and group B who received only isometric and core strengthening exercises. Conclusion: Isometric and core strengthening exercises alone is as effective as its combination with analgesics.

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-226
Author(s):  
Marcia Regina da Silva ◽  
Lucimare Ferraz ◽  
Fátima Ferretti ◽  
Cristiane Sfredo

Abstract Introduction: Flexibility is an essential component of physical aptitude that reduces the incidence of muscle distention and improves movement efficiency and posture. Objective: To analyze posterior chain flexibility and lower back pain (LBP) in farm workers from a city in western Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Methods: Quantitative and cross-sectional study conducted with 185 rural workers, average age of 44.24 (±10.83) years. The Rural Worker Health Questionnaire, containing individual issues related to work; sit and reach box, goniometer, visual analog scale (VAS) and Oswestry and Roland-Morris questionnaires were used to evaluate posterior chain flexibility, hamstring muscle length, pain and lumbar spine dysfunction, respectively. Flexibility was compared with the degree of dysfunction using one-way ANOVA followed by the Bonferroni post hoc test. Results: 181 (97.8%) workers reported LBP symptoms: 100% of the women and 95.2% of the men. The average Oswestry score was 7.09 (±8.25), Roland-Morris 1.22 (±1.63), and VAS 5.81 (±2.5). Average flexibility by the sit and reach test (SRT) was 23.91cm (±18.81); straight leg raise (SLR), 66° (±11.77) and popliteal angle 123.21° (±12.45). There was a significant difference in the popliteal angle (p = 0.003) and SLR (0.001) when compared with the degree of dysfunction. Women showed significant differences in all tests; however, the post hoc test showed a significant difference only in the SRT (p = 0.013), and women with minimal dysfunction had greater flexibility in relation to those with severe dysfunction. Conclusion: Self-reported LBP was severe and women with higher levels of dysfunction exhibited less posterior chain flexibility.


2020 ◽  
Vol 250 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshihiro Hagiwara ◽  
Yutaka Yabe ◽  
Takuya Sekiguchi ◽  
Haruki Momma ◽  
Masahiro Tsuchiya ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Madiha Ijaz ◽  
Muhammad Akram ◽  
Sajid Rashid Ahmad ◽  
Kamran Mirza ◽  
Falaq Ali Nadeem ◽  
...  

There is not enough data available on occupational health and safety issues of underground coal miners in Pakistan. This study focuses on spinal disorders in association with personal and occupational factors. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used for a cross-sectional study of 260 workers of 20 mines located in four districts of Punjab, Pakistan. Regression models were created for upper back pain and lower back pain of workers whose mean age is 19.8 years (±SD 1.47). Results identify the coal cutting as the most harmful work with odds ratios (ORs) 13.06 (95% confidence interval (CI) 13.7–21.5) for lower back pain and 11.2 (95% CI 3.5–19.4) for upper back pain in participants. Those with greater years of work experience had higher odds of upper back pain (2.4, 95% CI 1.4–3.5) and lower back pain (3.3, 95% CI 1.1–4.4). Number of repetitions (mean value 25.85/minute with ±SD 9.48) are also significant for spinal disorder with ORs of 4.3 (95% CI 3.2–7.4) for lower back and 1.3 (95% CI 1.0–2.4) for upper back. Many other occupational and personal factors are positively associated with the back pain in underground coal mines workers, requiring immediate ergonomic intervention.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2647-2648
Author(s):  
Wajeeha Wahid ◽  
Muhammad Asif ◽  
Jansher Mansoori ◽  
Muhammad Hussain Iqbal ◽  
Fariha Khalid

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the Correlation of dysmenorrhea and lower back pain among young female student. Study design: A cross sectional study design is used. Methods: After meeting the criteria of 165 female students the data will collected from different public and private universities and colleges in Lahore such as UOL, UMT, KIPS, UCP and the Performa for this purpose will attach here with Convenient sampling will be used by using different questionnaire to gather data from female students to take consent to further proceed this data surely, your privacy will not be consented private. Results: The histogram with normal curve for Age showed that mean and standard deviation found to be 20.76+3.366 while curve was normally distributed. The results regarding back pain showed that there were 46.1% yes and 53.9% no. The results regarding intensity of back pain showed that there were 12.1% no pain, 10.9% 1, 8.5% 2, 7.9% 3, 7.9% 4, 8.5% 5, 9.1% 6, 10.3% 7, 6.7% 8, 10.3% 9, and 7.9% worst pain. The results regarding socio economics showed that there were 32.7% upper 35.2% middle and 32.1% lower. Conclusion: There is positive correlation between dysmenorrhea and lower back pain. Many young females suffer from dysmenorrhea and their symptoms related to back pain. It also affect their working ability. Keywords: Correlation, Dysmenorrhea, Lower Back Pain, Young Females Students.


2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. A42-A43
Author(s):  
G. Xu ◽  
L. Li ◽  
F. Liu ◽  
D. Pei

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 985-990 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yutaka Yabe ◽  
Yoshihiro Hagiwara ◽  
Takuya Sekiguchi ◽  
Haruki Momma ◽  
Masahiro Tsuchiya ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Sabeela Noor ◽  
Faiza Alam ◽  
Fasiha Fatima ◽  
Shehryar Orakzai ◽  
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Objective: To estimate the levels of myeloperoxidase (MPO) in various stages of CKD and correlate them with inflammatory marker (CRP) and lipid profile.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Biochemistry Department, Basic Medical Sciences Institute, Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre (J.P.M.C.) with collaboration of the Nephrology Department of J.P.M.C from January 2013 to September 2014. 150 participant were allocated into Group A: healthy subjects (GFR >90 ml/min/1.73m2, n=66) and Group B: CKD patients (GFR<90 ml/min/1.73m2, n=84). Serum cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL-c, CRP and myeloperoxidase were estimated. Data was presented in Mean±SD. Comparison of means within groups was performed by Mann-Whitney U test, where p-values <0.05 were considered significant.Results: With mean age of 55.64 ± 5.63 years, weight and BMI, TG, VLDL C-reactive proteins and MPO was significantly higher in in group B (p<0.001), however cholesterol and LDL-C showed no significant difference between the groups.). CRP and MPO levels demonstrated an increasing trend with decreasing GFR. Serum myeloperoxidase was found to have a significantly positive association with C-reactive protein (r = 0.710, p<0.01), cholesterol (r = 0.240, p <0.01), triglycerides (r = 0.509, p <0.01), LDL- cholesterol (r = 0.226, p <0.01) and VLDL-cholesterol (r = 0.494, p <0.01), while negative correlation with HDL- cholesterol (r= -0.370, p <0.01).Conclusion: Myeloperoxidase concentration and its relationship with lipid profile and hs-CRP in CKD patients prompts a mechanistic relationship between cardiovascular burdens in CKD patients. How ever detailed studies are required for further exploration of this link. Continuous...


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