COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF DECOMPRESSION AND ELDOA ON PAIN AND DISABILITY IN LUMBAR DISC PROTRUSION

Abstract

complaints. Lumbar disc herniation is one of the key factors in radiculopathy. Various physical therapy interventions are being used to address this increasing complaint. This study was design to find out the effects of spinal decompression and ELDOA exercises on back, leg pain, and disability in patients with lumbar disc protrusion.

Material & Methods: This study was a randomized control trial. There were one hundred and twenty participants enrolled in this study. The inclusion criteria were age 30 to 60 years, lumbar disc protrusion confirms through MRI, and pain in the back and leg. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups Decompression and ELDOA, 60 in each, through the sealed envelope method. Participants were assessed at baseline and after the 8th visit. The primary outcome measuring tools were NPRS, and MODI. The data analysis was done through SPSS version 21.

Results: Among 120 participants, 56 were male and 64 were female with a mean age of 44.47±11.89. After 8^th visit pain and disability show significant result. The back pain score for the decompression group was 1.75 ± 0.57 and ELDOA group was 1.13 ± 0.72 having P< 0.001, leg pain score for the decompression group was 1.90 ± 0.630 while the ELDOA group was 0.58 ± 0.99 having P< 0.001 and the MODI score of the decompression group was 72.12 ± 8.17 and the ELDOA group was 17.53 ± 4.27 having P< 0.001.

Conclusion: Decompression and ELDOA exercises are beneficial for improving back pain, leg pain as well as the quality of life of patients with disc protrusion. However, ELDOA exercise has shown significant results compared to the decompression and control group.