Comparison of the treatment results of physical therapy and manipulation in back pain due to discopathy

Volume: 22 Number: 1 September 11, 2006
  • Emel Ozcan
  • Resa Aydin
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Comparison of the treatment results of physical therapy and manipulation in back pain due to discopathy

Abstract

In this study, 20 cases with low back pain due to discopathy were treated by physical therapy in the form of infrared, ultrasound and diadinamic current for 15 sessions. Rotitional manipulation without anesthesia was performed on another group of 20 patients with intervals of 5.1+ 0.3 days for 4.3 + 0.2 sessions. Patients were compared and evaluated before and after the treatment with visual analog scale for the severity of pain, schoeber test straigt leg raising test, clinical findings, functional status and the efficacy of the treatment acording to both the patient and the physician. As a results, the decrease in the sevirity of pain after the manipulation therapy was more than that was found after the physical thraphy. The difference in the increase of pain between the two groups was statistically significant. Finally the difference in the values of the other variables between the two compared grups was not found to be statistically significant.

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Emel Ozcan This is me

Resa Aydin This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 5, 2014

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Year 1988 Volume: 22 Number: 1

APA
Ozcan, E., & Aydin, R. (2006). Comparison of the treatment results of physical therapy and manipulation in back pain due to discopathy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 22(1), 41-43. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v22i1.984
AMA
1.Ozcan E, Aydin R. Comparison of the treatment results of physical therapy and manipulation in back pain due to discopathy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;22(1):41-43. doi:10.3944/aott.v22i1.984
Chicago
Ozcan, Emel, and Resa Aydin. 2006. “Comparison of the Treatment Results of Physical Therapy and Manipulation in Back Pain Due to Discopathy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 22 (1): 41-43. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v22i1.984.
EndNote
Ozcan E, Aydin R (September 1, 2006) Comparison of the treatment results of physical therapy and manipulation in back pain due to discopathy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 22 1 41–43.
IEEE
[1]E. Ozcan and R. Aydin, “Comparison of the treatment results of physical therapy and manipulation in back pain due to discopathy”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 41–43, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v22i1.984.
ISNAD
Ozcan, Emel - Aydin, Resa. “Comparison of the Treatment Results of Physical Therapy and Manipulation in Back Pain Due to Discopathy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 22/1 (September 1, 2006): 41-43. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v22i1.984.
JAMA
1.Ozcan E, Aydin R. Comparison of the treatment results of physical therapy and manipulation in back pain due to discopathy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;22:41–43.
MLA
Ozcan, Emel, and Resa Aydin. “Comparison of the Treatment Results of Physical Therapy and Manipulation in Back Pain Due to Discopathy”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 22, no. 1, Sept. 2006, pp. 41-43, doi:10.3944/aott.v22i1.984.
Vancouver
1.Emel Ozcan, Resa Aydin. Comparison of the treatment results of physical therapy and manipulation in back pain due to discopathy. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;22(1):41-3. doi:10.3944/aott.v22i1.984