Effectiveness of mulligan mobilization and kinesio-taping technique on the anterior innominate dysfunction in females

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Mulligan mobilization with Kinesio Tex tape on pain and disability in anterior innominate dysfunction in females. Methodology: This study was a Quasi Experimental Trial, conducted at Allied hospital and Javeed Medical complex Faisalabad. A sample size of 30 females with anterior innominate dysfunction meeting the inclusion criteria were divided into two groups. Group A was treated with therapeutic ultrasound, Mulligan mobilization technique and kinesio taping technique and group B was treated with therapeutic ultrasound and Mulligan mobilization technique. Data was taken at first day and after 10 days to measure pain and disability by Visual analogue scale and Modified Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (MODQ). Data analysis was done through the SPSS 20. Result: Mean age of group A and B was 32.80±6.02, 34.20±6.51 respectively. Both groups showed significant improvement in pain and disability after the treatment in term of VAS and MODQ respectively. In comparison of two groups, group A showed better improvement in disability MODQ (p=0.004) as compared to VAS (p=0.20). Conclusion: Both Mulligan mobilization along with Kineso tex tape and Mulligan mobilization alone are effective in reducing pain and disability. Mulligan mobilization along with Kinesio tex tape showed significantly better improvement in pain and disability as compared to Mulligan mobilization alone. Key Words: Sacroiliac joint dysfunction, anterior innominate dysfunction, Kinesio taping, Mulligan mobilization, therapeutic ultrasound, Modified Oswestry Disability Questionnaire. Continuous...

COMPARISON BETWEEN MODIFIED OSWESTRY LOW BACK PAIN DISABILITY QUESTIONNAIRE AND ABERDEEN LOW BACK PAIN SCALE TAKING LOW BACK-SPECIFIC VERSION OF THE SF-36 PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING SCALE AS A GOLD STANDARD IN PATIENTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN

Objective: The objective of the study was to compare the modified Oswestry low back pain (LBP) disability questionnaire with Aberdeen LBP scale (ABPS) and to find out which scale is better for functional assessment in LBP patients.Methods: A total of 100 randomly selected patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were recruited for the study. Modified Oswestry LBP disability questionnaire and ABPS were compared with a gold standard that is a low back-specific Version of the SF-36 Physical Functioning Scale. Statistical comparison was done using one-way ANOVA to find out which scale is better for assessing functional disability in LBP patients.Results: On analyzing the results using one-way ANOVA both the scales, i.e., modified Oswestry disability questionnaire and ABPS showed significant values indicating that both are equally reliable and effective tools and either can be used as outcome measurement tool in patients suffering from LBP.Conclusion: The present study concludes that the modified Oswestry disability questionnaire and Aberdeen low back scale both are equally reliable and effective outcome measurement tools for the assessment of patients suffering from LBP.

Lombalgia, hábitos posturais e comportamentais em acadêmicos de Fisioterapia e Psicologia de uma instituição de ensino superior

Em acadêmicos, hábitos posturais e comportamentais inadequados podem desencadear dor lombar. O objetivo foi analisar a prevalência e associação de lombalgia, hábitos posturais e comportamentais em acadêmicos de Fisioterapia e Psicologia. Participaram da pesquisa 171 acadêmicos. Todos os participantes responderam aos questionários: Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument (BackPEI), Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODQ) e a Escala Visual Numérica (EVN). Realizou-se estatística descritiva e o teste Qui-quadrado (p < 0,05) com o programa SPSS 19.0. A prevalência de lombalgia foi de 80,7%. Destes, 28,2% referiram dor uma vez por mês, 68,8% referiram dor leve e 21% dor que impossibilitava realizar as atividades diárias. Verificou-se alta prevalência de hábitos posturais e comportamentais inadequados. A análise bivariada mostrou associação entre: dor lombar e prática de atividade física (p = 0,0001), frequência (p = 0,003) e nível de competitividade (p = 0,008); tempo de horas por dia (p = 0,0001) e postura sentada para utilizar o computador (p = 0,0001). Houve elevada prevalência de dor lombar, hábitos posturais e comportamentais inadequados nos acadêmicos de Fisioterapia e Psicologia, associação significativa entre a dor, prática, frequência e o nível de competitividade da atividade física além do tempo de horas por dia e da postura sentada para utilizar o computador. Palavras-chave: lombalgia, estudantes, hábitos.