EFFICACY OF KINESIO TAPPING ALONG WITH CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY AND CONVENTIONAL PHYSICAL THERAPY ALONE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Comparing lumbosacral orthosis to routine physical therapy on postural stability in patients with chronic low back pain: A randomized trial

Background: Poor balance performance and impaired postural control have been frequently reported in patients with low back pain. However, postural control is rarely monitored during the course of treatment even though poor postural control may contribute to chronicity and recurrence of symptoms. Therefore, the present study aimed at investigating the effect of a nonextensible lumbosacral orth...

Efficacy of Manual Therapy versus Conventional Physical Therapy in Chronic Low Back Pain Due to Lumbar Spondylosis. A Pilot Study

OBJECTIVES The objective of this work was to compare the efficacy of Maitland mobilization and conventional physical therapy on pain response, range of motion (ROM) and functional ability in patients with chronic low back pain due to lumbar spondylosis. METHODS A total sample of 30 subjects (40-70 years of age) with complaints of slow insidious onset of low back pain (LBP), with or without ra...

Randomized controlled trial of interferential therapy and manipulative therapy for acute low back pain

Treatment of low back pain by acupressure and physical therapy: randomised controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of acupressure in terms of disability, pain scores, and functional status. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Orthopaedic clinic in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS 129 patients with chronic low back pain. INTERVENTION Acupressure or physical therapy for one month. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Self administered Chinese versions of standard outc...

Physical therapy for low back pain.

Physical therapy consists of fixation, thermotherapy, traction, and physical training. The symptomatic therapy is effective for some low back pain, including pain due to metastasis by malignant tumors. Fixation with a corset or wide canvas band reduces muscle pain in the low back region as curative therapy, but reduces the pain caused by tumors or inflammation as symptomatic therapy. Thermother...