Mehendale Priti, Iyenagar Madhavan, Bhatt Geeta D, Kothary Khyati
Department of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, K J Somaiya College of Physiotherapy, Mumbai, IND.
Department of Physiotherapy, Parul University, Vadodara, IND.
Cureus. 2023 Oct 28;15(10):e47854. doi: 10.7759/cureus.47854. eCollection 2023 Oct.
One of the most common conditions that affect activities of daily living and make them significantly more difficult to perform is low back pain (LBP). As a result, it is essential to treat LBP at an early stage. Particularly in geographically remote areas where there is a shortage of medical professionals and a lack of rehabilitation services, telerehabilitation is considered a potential alternative. Hence, this case report represents the impact of telerehabilitation on LBP in a 32-year-old female corporate worker who presented to the out-patient department of physiotherapy with the chief complaints of LBP for the last three months with difficulty in performing activities, and being unable to sit for prolonged period of time. The physiotherapeutic rehabilitation was virtually administered through online sessions through the cloud-based application as the patient was not able to visit the outpatient department on a regular basis. Post-intervention results demonstrated increased range of motion and flexibility, reduced pain, increased muscle strength, reduced disability and kinesiophobia, and improved quality of life. Hence, it can be concluded that telerehabilitation offers a novel solution to increase access to rehabilitation services.
影响日常生活活动并使其执行难度显著增加的最常见病症之一是腰痛（LBP）。因此，早期治疗LBP至关重要。特别是在医疗专业人员短缺且缺乏康复服务的偏远地区，远程康复被视为一种潜在的替代方案。因此，本病例报告展示了远程康复对一名32岁女性公司职员腰痛的影响，该患者因过去三个月一直腰痛，活动困难且无法长时间久坐，前往物理治疗门诊就诊。由于患者无法定期前往门诊，物理治疗康复实际上是通过基于云的应用程序在线进行的。干预后的结果显示，活动范围和灵活性增加、疼痛减轻、肌肉力量增强、残疾和运动恐惧减少，生活质量得到改善。因此，可以得出结论，远程康复为增加康复服务的可及性提供了一种新的解决方案。
