Introduction: Low back pain is a very common health problem associated with considerable disability and costs to society. Low back pain is becoming increasingly common. Approximately 70-90% of our population suffers from low back pain or has suffered from multiple episodes of low back pain. Pain aggravated by extension, sideflexion, rotation, standing, walking, sitting, and exercise in general, and relieved by changing in position. Many different therapeutic interventions are used in the management of low back pain. Swiss ball exercises have become an important part of the fitness regimen and widely used exercises for low back ache.
Materials and Methods:The study was of an experimental design, with 30 subjects, 13 were female, 17 were male, and all subjects were assigned according to criteria (inclusion & exclusion) and carried out at physiotherapy OPD of CSS Hospital, Meerut. Disability & pain were assessed by using the ODI & VAS score respectively while endurance of abdominal and trunk extensors muscles assessed by using DAET and DEET score. The subjects were reassessed after completion of 6 weeks of intervention. The collected data were of mean and standard deviation of ODI, VAS, DAET and DEET score and has been analyzed using SPSS software. The study was done to find out the efficacy of Swiss ball exercises in reducing pain, disability and improving endurance of muscles (abdominal and trunk) in patients with mechanical low back ache.
Results:The results showed that there were significant difference in pain, disability and muscle endurance with their VAS, ODI score (p=0.001) and DAET, DEET score respectively.Conclusion: Study concluded that the difference from 1 st to 42 nd day in VAS, ODI, DEET & DEET score which shows that swiss ball exercises are effective to decrease pain, disability and improve muscle endurance.
Introduction: Musculoskeletal problems are frequently perceived by the people as the first concrete sign of aging. Shoulder joint most frequently have musculoskeletal problems with declination of range of motion, function and strength. There is an increased emphasis on using subjective and objective outcome measures to characterize function in persons with dominant shoulder joint disorders. For dominant shoulder joint disorders, impairments most commonly measured include range of motion and functions. Different measurements are used to assess shoulder joint impairments, including range of motion and functions by goniometry and performance-based or self reported function test i.e. simple shoulder test (SST) respectively. To understand disablement, it is necessary to understand the relationship between age and impairments i.e. range of motion and functions in persons without any previous history of shoulder pathology. This study was conducted to find out the effect of aging on range of motion and function of dominant shoulder joint in healthy geriatric population.
Materials and Methods:The study was of an observational design, with 330 subjects, 153 were female, 177 were male, and all subjects were assigned according to criteria (inclusion & exclusion) and carried out at physiotherapy OPD of CSS Hospital, Meerut. Range of motion and Function of dominant shoulder joint was assessed by using goniometry and simple shoulder test (SST) respectively. The collected data were of mean and standard deviation of range of motion and function of dominant shoulder joint has been analyzed statistically using SPSS software. The study was done to find out the effect of aging on range of motion and functions of dominant shoulder joint in healthy geriatric population.
Results:The results showed that there was an age-related decline in range of motion and function of dominant shoulder joint in healthy geriatric population in the over 60 age category.Conclusion: Study concluded that there was low declination in range of motion and function of dominant shoulder joint in healthy geriatric population without upper extremity problem.
The knee is one of the body's more complicated joints and is susceptible to various injuries. A closed kinetic relationship exists between the lumbar spine and knee joint and any dysfunction in knee or lumbar region may result in compensation, joint dysfunction and pain in either one or both the regions. Therefore, the above stated reason highlights the need of analyzing the spine biomechanically. So, that a new physiotherapeutic assessment and treatment approach can be developed in future to prevent permanent adaptive changes in the posture in patients with knee injuries. This systematic review protocol has been conducted by two independent reviewers who searched the articles using electronic search for publications in several databases: Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, JSTOR, PubMed/Medline, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Web of Science. After applying the selection criteria, study papers published between the years 2001 to 2019 have been selected. Studies of human participants of any age having injuries around knee joint have been eligible, and there was no restriction on type of injuries. All the study papers have been analyzed using modified Downs and Black scale and scores have been awarded for the items selected on a 27 point scale. This review has collected secondary data only; hence no ethical approval was required. The results of this review protocol will provide evidence regarding changes in lumbar spine in patients with injuries around knee and this information will be useful in planning for rehabilitation in knee and around knee injury.
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