The Effect of Physical Therapy in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Abstract

Low back pain is the most common cause of disability. Epidemiological studies have generally considered that risk factors for starting backache are interrelated in three dimensions: individual factors and lifestyle, physical or biomechanical factors, and psychosocial factors. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the effi cacy of physical therapy in patients with chronic non-specifi c low back pain. This retrospective study was conducted at the Diagnostic Therapeutic Center Rezonanca, Department of Physiotherapy in Prishtina, Kosovo, during the period January-March 2017. Analyzed data were collected from year 2015-2016, included physiotherapeutic reports of patients of both sexes, Lasegue's test and improvement of the patients after 10 sessions of physical therapy treatment. The main criteria for inclusion in the research was chronic non-specifi c low back pain with a duration of more than 6 months. According our results we found statistical signifi cance diff erence regarding the overall condition of treatment from the total number of patients (t=2.004, p<0.05). Based on this research we can conclude that physical therapy is highly eff ective treatment in reducing chronic non-specifi c low back pain.

Effects of Various Rehabilitations on Pain and Performance of Elite Athletes Who Return to Play after Lumbar Disc Herniation

“…Gashi, & Azemi, [31] presented knowledge on the benefits of physiotherapy sessions of reducing the LBP intensity in patients after 10 treatment sessions (each session included electrical nerve stimulation -15-20 min, hot packs -15 min and transverse massage -15-20 min). Russian investigators reported that the expediency of course of electroneuromyostimulation in professional athletes with a herniated intervertebral disc (L4-L5-S1) in early postoperative period [13].…”

“…Also, physicians reported that combination of early postoperative stimulation (electroneuromyostimulation) and restriction of motor activity for 2 months with a subsequent transition to physical therapy is optimal for patients with operative treatment of lumbar spine [30]. Physicians reported on the high efficiency of the course of electroneuromyostimulation therapy for patients with back pain, including LBP and LDH [13,15,29,31]. In particular, Russian investigators reported a positive effect of 8 weeks of electroneuromyostimulation therapy on the symptoms of pain in professional athletes, who practiced various combat sports and plays, and returned to sport after endoprosthesis surgery [13].…”