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Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2007;31(5):574-581.
The Effect of Thermo-undulation Therapy on the Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.
Jung, Sung Hwan , Kim, Jae Hyung , Choi, In Sung , Lee, Sam Gyu , Kim, Gye Yeop , Park, Seung Jin
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea. sam91@jnu.ac.kr
2Department of Physical Therapy, Dongshin University, Korea.
3Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea.
만성 요통 환자에서 온열파동 치료의 효과
정성환, 김재형, 최인성, 이삼규, 김계엽1, 박승진2
전남대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 1동신대학교 물리치료학과, 2전남대학교병원 의공학과
Abstract
Objective
To verify the effect of thermo-undulation therapy on the patients with chronic low back pain.
Method
115 patients with back pain (mean age: 51.2 year-old; male, female: 46, 69) were recruited. Experimental group (n=85) was subjected to thermo-undulation therapy for 30 minutes, once a day, five days a week during eight weeks and control group (n=30) was administered with sham procedure. Before and after the therapy, range of motion (ROM) the spine and flexibility of lower extremity muscles were evaluated with goniometry. The functional status was measured by Roland Morris disability questionnaire and quality of life was measured by the SF-36 (36-Item Short Form Health Survey Instrument) and SF-12 scales. The STAI-6 (Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) was used for anxiety. We checked the intensity of pain by visual analog scale (VAS) and evaluated the effect of far-infrared ray with Digital Infrared Thermographic Imaging (DITI) technique.
Results
After therapy, the scores of muscle flexibility, spine ROM, VAS, Roland Morris disability questionnaire, SF-36, SF-12 and STAI-6 showed a tendency to improve in experimental group (p<0.05), but no significant differences compared with control group (p>0.05). Only the temperature differences of experimental group by DITI were significantly lower than those of control group (p<0.05).
Conclusion
Thermo-undulation therapy may be an adjuvant therapy for chronic low back pain. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2007; 31: 574-581)
Key Words: Thermotherapy, Low back pain


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