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KMID : 0378019830260020099
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New Medical Journal
1983 Volume.26 No. 2 p.99 ~ p.106
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Clinical Studies on the Conservative Treatment of Low Back Pain
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Abstract
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The subjects of this research numbered 194 persons (76 males and 118 females) who received treatment for low back pain in the physical therapy section of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of Severance Hospital, Yensei University.
The study was done using a questionnaire with selected characteristics which was completed by direct interview with the patient. The results of treatment studied were obtained from patients receiving physical therapy who, before beginning physical therapy, had radiating pain and a positive straight leg raising (SLR) test. In addition, the status of the patient’s knowledge of backache management, which has a close relationship to treatment, was examined. The major results are as follows.
1. Of the total of 191 patients with low back pain, 149(76.8%) showed a positive SLR and 143(73.7%) had radiating pain. Patients demonstrating both a positive SLR and radiating pain numbered 115(59.3%) persons.
2 of the 119 persons with a positive SLR, satisfactory results of physical therapy were obtained in 125(83.8%) Persons and in the 143 with radiating pain, 120(83.9%) persons obtained satisfactory results.
3. of 177 patients with radiating pain and a positive SLR, 124 persons, received combined physical therapy in the form of hydrocollator hot packs, intermittent lumbar traction, and ultrasound. The results of this treatment ware satisfactory in 91(73.4%) cases. Patients evaluated their physical therapy as excellent in 77(44.5%) cases, good in 50(23.2%) cases, fair in 44(24.7%) cases and poor in 2(1.1%) cases. Therefore, satisfactory results were obtained in 127(71.7%) cases.
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