|
KMID : 0357220070190030031
|
|
Journal of Korean Society Physical Therapy
2007 Volume.19 No. 3 p.31 ~ p.39
|
|
|
The Effects of Distraction Manipulation on the Pain and Intervertebral Disc Angle in Patients With Herniated Intervertebral lumbar Disc
|
|
Ma Sang-Yeol
Lee Hyun-Hee
Kim Seong-Hak
Lee Moon-Hwan
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of distraction manipulation on the pain and. intervertebral disc angle in patients with herniated intervertebral lumbar discs.
Methods: 30 patients who visited to receive the treatments of the physical therapy in W pain clinic in Daejeon. All subjects had been treated with flexion-distraction manipulation for 30 minutes per day and three times a week during 12 weeks period from June 10 to 19 August 2006. They were randomly divided into two groups: lumbar 4 and lumbar 5 group.
Results: Pain of L4 and L5 group was significantly reduced after than before treatment(p<0.05). The intervertebral lumbar disc angle was significantly improved after than before treatment(p<0.05).
Conclusion: These results indicated that distraction manipulation has a effectiveness in patients with herniated lumbar disc.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
Distraction manipulation, Intervertebral disc angle, VAS
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
 
|