Journal of Novel Physiotherapies
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Research Article

Intervertebral Disc Prolapse: Comparison between Two Manual Techniques

Department of Physical Therapy, Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research, Cuttack, India

*Corresponding Author:

Patitapaban Mohanty, Ph. D
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research
Olatpur, Bairoi, Cuttack, India
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Received date: June 03, 2016; Accepted date: July 12, 2016; Published date: July 22, 2016

Citation: Neral T, Pattnaik M, Mohanty P (2016) Intervertebral Disc Prolapse: Comparison between Two Manual Techniques. J Nov Physiother S3:010. doi:10.4172/2165-7025.S3-010

Copyright: © 2016 Neral T, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Background: Low Back pain is one of the most common medical problems and lumbar disc prolapse is estimated to account for approximately 37% of cases of low back pain. Purpose: To compare McKenzie repeated extension and Cyriax concept in intervertebral disc prolapse. Method: 30 subjects with acute or subacute low back pain were recruited and randomly divided into two groups. Group I received McKenzie listing correction followed by repeated extension exercises and Extension Mobilization. Group II received Cyriax listing correction followed by Traction. Total duration of treatment was 2 weeks i.e., 5 days/ week. Results: Both the groups showed reduction in pain and improvement in ROM over time but there was no significant difference between the 2 groups. Conclusion: The study suggests that both McKenzie and Cyriax approaches are effective without significant difference between them in managing low back pain, function and range of motion of lumbar spine in patients with Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc.

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