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A Study to Compare the Efficacy of Back Strengthening Therapy in Patients with Lower Back Pain on Analgesics to that of those on Placebo in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Chennai

R. Nehaapriya, Damodharan Vasudevan, K. Gunalan

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · pp. 982–987 · Published 5 Nov 2021

10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i47B33221

Abstract

Aim: Isometric and Core strengthening exercises for lower back pain provides relief to patients, whereas combing it with analgesics also provides relief of pain, thereby in this study the efficacy of isometric and core strengthening exercises alone is evaluated. Method: A cross-sectional study involving 200 subjects was conducted in the OPD of department of Orthopaedics, Saveetha Medical college and hospital. Assessment of lower back pain was done using ODI (Oswestry Disability Index) among patients receiving Isometric and Core strengthening exercises with and without analgesics for a period of 3 months. Results: There is no significance difference in the reduction of pain among group A who received analgesics along with isometric and core strengthening exercises and group B who received only isometric and core strengthening exercises. Conclusion: Isometric and core strengthening exercises alone is as effective as its combination with analgesics.

Lower back pain strengthening exercise analgesics

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