TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of therapeutic infra-red in patients with non-specific low back pain
T2 - A pilot study
AU - Ansari, Noureddin Nakhostin
AU - Naghdi, Soofia
AU - Naseri, Nasrin
AU - Entezary, Ebrahim
AU - Irani, Shahnur
AU - Jalaie, Shohreh
AU - Hasson, Scott
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was supported by Research Deputy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences . We would like to thank all patients for participating in this trial.
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of infra-red (IR) in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). Ten patients with NSLBP (5 men and 5 women) and disease duration of 21.7 ± 11.50 months participated in this pilot study. Patients had a mean age of 36.40 ± 10.11 years (range = 25-55). Patients were treated with infra-red (IR) for 10 sessions, each for 15 min, 3 days per week, for a period of 4 weeks. Outcome measures were the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), the Functional Rating Index (FRI), the Modified-Modified Schober Test (MMST), and the Biering-Sorensen test to assess pain severity, disability, lumbar flexion and extension range of motion (ROM), and back extensor endurance, respectively. Data were collected at: baseline - study entry (T0); end of 5th treatment session after 2 weeks (T1); and end of the treatment after 4 weeks (T2). The results of the ANOVA demonstrated a statistically significant main effect of IR on all outcomes of pain, function, lumbar flexion-extension ROM, and back extensor endurance. The treatment effect sizes ranged from large to small. IR was effective in improving pain, function, lumbar ROM, and back extensor endurance in a sample of patients with NSLBP. Treatment effect sizes ranged from large to small indicating clinically relevant improvements primarily in pain and function for patients with NSLBP.
AB - The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of infra-red (IR) in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). Ten patients with NSLBP (5 men and 5 women) and disease duration of 21.7 ± 11.50 months participated in this pilot study. Patients had a mean age of 36.40 ± 10.11 years (range = 25-55). Patients were treated with infra-red (IR) for 10 sessions, each for 15 min, 3 days per week, for a period of 4 weeks. Outcome measures were the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), the Functional Rating Index (FRI), the Modified-Modified Schober Test (MMST), and the Biering-Sorensen test to assess pain severity, disability, lumbar flexion and extension range of motion (ROM), and back extensor endurance, respectively. Data were collected at: baseline - study entry (T0); end of 5th treatment session after 2 weeks (T1); and end of the treatment after 4 weeks (T2). The results of the ANOVA demonstrated a statistically significant main effect of IR on all outcomes of pain, function, lumbar flexion-extension ROM, and back extensor endurance. The treatment effect sizes ranged from large to small. IR was effective in improving pain, function, lumbar ROM, and back extensor endurance in a sample of patients with NSLBP. Treatment effect sizes ranged from large to small indicating clinically relevant improvements primarily in pain and function for patients with NSLBP.
KW - Infra-red
KW - Low back pain
KW - Physiotherapy
KW - Superficial heat
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.05.014
DO - 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.05.014
M3 - Article
C2 - 24411153
AN - SCOPUS:84892367143
SN - 1360-8592
VL - 18
SP - 75
EP - 81
JO - Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
JF - Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
IS - 1
ER -