EFFECT OF SELECTED YOGIC PRACTICES PHYSICAL EXERCISES AND PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT ON SITTING OF LOW BACK PAIN PATIENTS

N.T. Lethi; A.M. Moorthy

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i4(SE).2017.1950

Authors

Mrs. N.T. Lethi Ph.D., Scholar, University of Kerala, India
Dr. A.M. Moorthy Vice-Chancellor & Professor, Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University, Chennai, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i4(SE).2017.1950

Keywords:

Sitting and Low Back Pain, Yogic Practices, Exercises, Physiotherapy, Treatment

Abstract [English]

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of selected yogic practices physical exercises and physiotherapy treatment on sitting of low back pain patients. One hundred low back pain patients are taken from the Thavanur town, Kerala. The age, height and weight of the subjects ranged from 30 to 40 years, 158 to 169 centimetres and 55 to 70 kilograms respectively. The selected subjects were randomly assigned into five equal groups of 20 subjects each. Group I underwent Yogic practices, group II underwent physical exercises, group III underwent physiotherapy treatments, group IV yoga and physiotherapy treatments and group V acted as control. Prior to and after the training the subjects were tested on sitting of low back pain patients through the Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire. Analysis of covariance was used to determine the significantly difference existing between pretest and posttest on sitting of low back pain patients. The result of the study proved that due to twelve weeks of the experimental training was reduced back pain while sitting for the low back pain patients.

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