Effect of Ultrasound and Exercise Combined and Exercise alone in the Treatment of Chronic back pain Khan Shabana1, Shamsi Sharick2, Alyaemni Asmaa A A3, Abdelkader Samiha4 1Researcher, Dept. of Rehabilitation, King Saud University, P.O. Box - 10219, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 2Lecturer, Raj Nursing and Paramedical College, Gorakhpur, U.P, India 3Vice Chair, Department of Health Rehabilitation, King Saud University, P.O. Box - 10219, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 4Assistant Professor, College of Applied Sciences, Dept. of Rehabilitation, King Saud University, P.O. Box - 10219, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Online published on 16 May, 2013. Abstract Study Objective Effect of Ultrasound and Exercise combined and Exercise alone in the Treatment of Chronic back pain. Design Pre & post test control group design. Method and Measurements 30 patients from Raj Nursing Home [Age group 25-65 yrs] who were diagnosed with Low back pain, with onset >1-3 months (chronic) were randomly assigned to either group A receiving US and Exercise combined or group B receiving Exercise alone. Treatment was given for 10 session for the period of 4 week. Before treatment and after 4 weeks of treatment pain was assessed on VAS and MPQ. Results Subjects in-group A that received Ultrasound and exercise showed greater Improvement in pain compared with the exercise group on 4th week compared with pre treatment. (p <0.050) Conclusion The result of study suggests that both Ultrasound and exercise improves the symptoms of chronic back pain. Exercise alone improved the pain symptoms but was too small to reach satisfactory outcome for patients. Based on these results Ultrasound and Exercise should be the treatment of choice for chronic back pain rather than Exercise alone. Top Keywords Ultrasound, Exercise, Chronic Back Pain. Top |