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EFFECTIVENESS OF CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY VERSUS MCKENZIE EXERCISES IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC NON-SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN.

Ghulam Abbas, Samraiz Mughal, Maryium Anser, Hira Anwar, Saima Majeed, Talha Mansoor,

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ABSTRACT:

Background:

Low Back Pain without any specific cause and at least with duration of 12 weeks is called Chronic Non-Specific LBP and is a most common health problem and globally well known for creating financial burden on patients. It is defined as non-radiating and non-specific low back pain associated with no neurological symptoms. The pain is limited to the lumbar spine and their Para spinal muscles without pathoanatomical causes and no pain referred into the leg.

Objective:

The objective of this study is reduction in pain intensity, decrease in disability, and increase in Lumber in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Study design; It was a Comparative study.

Methodology:

A Comparative Study was conducted at THQ Hospital Darya Khan from March to June 2023 with sample size of 132 and Non Probability Consecutive sampling technique was used. Then patients were divided into two groups by using opaque envelopes. Group- 1 patients were treated by McKenzie exercises. Group-2 patients were treated by Conventional Physical Therapy. VAS was used for pain,OLBPI for disability and  for Lumber Flexion’s-value of 0.05 taken as a significant.

Result:

The results of our study shows that there were statistically significant differences in  Age, Gender, Marital status, Education, Active life styles, Use of Medications, causes of LBP, Recent onset of back pain, pain during Movement and types of mechanical diagnostic syndrome. Visual Analogue Scale for pain intensity, Oswestry Low back Disability Index for disability and Lumber flexion by inclinometer between McKenzie Group and Conventional Physical Therapy Groups because p value<0.05. The p-value is less than 0.05 for VAS, OLBPDI and lumber flexion after 2 months Because of this; we can also conclude that there is also a statistically significant difference between VAS, OLBPDI scale and lumber flexion for the McKenzie Group and Conventional Physical Therapy group.

Conclusion:Mckenzie Teachnique is better than conventional Physical Therapy to decrease pain,disability and incrase Lumber Flexion.

Keywords: Mckenzie Teachnique,Conventional Physical Therapy,Chronic Non-Specific LBP.