Effects of Graston Technique in Patients With Non Specific Low Back Pain

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Graston technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04815915

PT-MARYAM SHABBIR-1061

Details and patient eligibility

About

Non-specific low back pain upsets individuals of all age gathering and is a most significant provider to illness load everywhere on the world. Overseeing rules prescribe emergency to locate the uncommon instances of low back pain that are brought about by actually genuine pathology, thus need demonstrative work-up or proficient arrangement, or both. Since non-specific low back pain doesn't have a known pathoanatomical cause and treatment accentuations on diminishing in agony and its meanings.

To determine the impacts of Graston technique in patients with non-specific low back pain.

This examination was Quasi Experimental study and on the basis of inclusion standards, 20 patients were involved. PNRS and ODI used to collect the data. Graston tool was used to treat patients 3 times in a week according protocol for 6 weeks' treatment plan with extensions bised exercises protocol following pattern of APTA. The data was analyzed using SPSS 21.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • Both genders

  • Age (20-40 years)
  • Patients with non-specific backache
  • Trigger points and tender points at low back region

Exclusion criteria

• • Patients with chronic diseases

  • Degenerative changes in spine
  • Open wounds around the area to be treated
  • High blood pressure
  • Diabetic neuropathy
  • Cancer (depending on the type and location)
  • Taking anti-coagulants
  • Pregnancy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Study Group

Experimental group

Description:

Graston tool was used to treat patients 3 times in a week according protocol for 6 weeks' treatment plan with extensions bised exercises protocol following pattern of APTA.

Treatment:

Other: Graston technique