A comparative study on shortwave diathermy with conventional exercises versus short wave diathermy with yoga exercises in chronic low back pain

Abstract

The main objective of the study was to compare the effectiveness of conventional exercise therapy versus yoga therapy along with SWD in treating chronic low back pain in reducing pain on VAS, reducing disability on modified oswesry low back pain disability question and improving range of motion For this study 60 volunteers with chronic low.back pain was recruited for the study those were fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria. Subject divided into two groups by picking chits from a box Both group A and group B were consisting of 30 Chronic volunteers with chronic low back pain. Group A Modified conventional exercise therapy with SWD and group B received yoga therapy with SWD. Both the group samples were given conventional exercise therapy and yoga therapy exercise for duration of 4 weeks with each session of 45 minutes, thrice a week.Conclusion: By statistical analysis it was found that there was significant improvement seen in (Group B) using SWD and yoga than (GroupA) SWD with conventional exercises reducing pain and enhancing Functional performance in patients with chronic low back pain.