Rajamani Priyadarshini, Shewade Hemant Deepak, Kundu Debashish, Sekaran Kishore Kumar, Amalan Santhanam Daniel, Pugazhendi Sujatha, Pugazhendi Kannan
Sports Performance Assessment Research Rehabilitation Counselling (SPARRC) Institute, Indian Institute of Sports Medicine, Chennai, India,
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), South East Asia Office, New Delhi, India.
Complement Med Res. 2020;27(2):89-96. doi: 10.1159/000504015. Epub 2019 Nov 13.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Low back pain (LBP) is the major cause of disability worldwide. The existing treatments are expensive and associated with complications. The present study aimed to determine the proportion of patients completing therapy and rehabilitation phases and describe the changes in self-reported symptoms and functional disability among LBP patients enrolled in a private sports medicine institute.
This is a cohort study involving review of case records. We studied 2 phases out of 3 of non-invasive treatment of LBP: therapy of around 10 days (myofascial trigger point release therapy, cryotherapy, aqua therapy and acupuncture) and rehabilitation of around 3 weeks (muscle strengthening exercises).
A total of 443 patients were enrolled; their mean (SD) age was 46 (15) years, 46% were male, and 193 (44%) presented with chronic (>6 months) pain. The numbers of patients who completed the therapy and rehabilitation phases were 327 (74%) and 115 (26%), respectively. The median (IQR) visual analogue scale pain scores were 7 (6-9) at entry, 2 (1-3) at completion of therapy and 1 (0-2) at completion of rehabilitation (p < 0.001). The median (IQR) functional disability scores were 32 (22-53) at entry, 15 (6-26) at completion of therapy and 4 (0-14) at completion of rehabilitation (p < 0.001).
Low completion rates were observed. Patients who completed therapy reported reduction in pain and improved functionalities.
背景/目的:腰痛(LBP)是全球残疾的主要原因。现有的治疗方法昂贵且伴有并发症。本研究旨在确定完成治疗和康复阶段的患者比例,并描述在一家私立运动医学机构登记的腰痛患者自我报告症状和功能残疾的变化。
这是一项涉及病例记录回顾的队列研究。我们研究了腰痛非侵入性治疗三个阶段中的两个阶段:约10天的治疗(肌筋膜触发点释放疗法、冷冻疗法、水疗和针灸)和约3周的康复(肌肉强化锻炼)。
共纳入443例患者;他们的平均(标准差)年龄为46(15)岁,46%为男性,193例(44%)表现为慢性(>6个月)疼痛。完成治疗阶段和康复阶段的患者人数分别为327例(74%)和115例(26%)。视觉模拟量表疼痛评分的中位数(四分位间距)在入组时为7(6-9),治疗结束时为2(1-3),康复结束时为1(0-2)(p<0.001)。功能残疾评分的中位数(四分位间距)在入组时为32(22-53),治疗结束时为15(6-26),康复结束时为4(0-14)(p<0.001)。
观察到完成率较低。完成治疗的患者报告疼痛减轻且功能改善。