The effects of the number of physical therapy sessions on pain, disability,and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain

Abstract

Materials and methods PatientsSeventy patients who had applied to the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital with LBP were evaluated. Patients who were 25-75 years old and who had LBP for at least 3 months were included. The exclusion criteria were: patients with certain surgical indications (motor, sensory, or reflex impairment), history of epilepsy, pregnancy, cardiac failure, respiratory failure, Background/aim: The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effect of different physical therapy (PT) session numbers on pain, impairment. and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP). Materials and methods:In this prospective, randomized-controlled, single-blind trial, a total of 60 patients with chronic LBP were divided into 2 groups with simple randomization within the scope of the study. A PT program of a total of 10 sessions was applied for patients in Group 10 (n = 30) and a total of 15 sessions for patients in Group 15 (n = 30). The main outcome measures were fingertip-tofloor distance (FFD), a visual analog scale (VAS), the modified Oswestry Disability Index (mODI), and the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP). Results:We found statistically significant differences in both groups between the before-treatment (BT) and after-treatment (AT) results in terms of all evaluation parameters. We detected significant differences between the 2 groups in terms of AT VAS, mODI, NHP Pain, and NHP Total; however, no significant differences were found in terms of FFD and the other NHP subdimension levels. Conclusion:We determined that 15 treatment sessions were more effective than 10 sessions on pain and disability in patients with chronic LBP.

Bioelectrical impedance analysis and change disability post physiotherapy for patients with lower back pain attending rehabilitation care unit in Erbil

“…In another study conducted by Schwind et al, 34 found that about 70% of the study sample reached MCID of 30% improvement or more after exercise rehabilitation with manual therapy. Factors affecting physiotherapy outcome are many including psychological factors (depression and anxiety), [35][36][37]38,39 number of sessions done, 40 adherence of the patients to physiotherapy sessions and exercise done at home, 41 higher baseline disability score, and older age. 42 In addition to heavy work, lifting heavy things and heavy housework, and the duration of the session and exercise should be longer than 20 minutes.…”

Terapia de suspensão pélvica como recurso fisioterapêutico auxiliar no tratamento de lombalgia: Estudo piloto

“…Outro fator a ser considerado em estudos posteriores é a duração do tratamento em número de sessões. Metin et al (2017), em um estudo sobre os efeitos do número de sessões de fisioterapia no tratamento de pacientes com dor lombar crônica, afirma que 15 sessões de tratamento foram mais eficazes do que 10 sessões sobre dor e incapacidade em pacientes com dor lombar crônica.…”

Особливості Індивідуального Підходу До Фізичної Терапії Осіб З Хронічним Неспецифічним Болем У Спині На Основі Мотиваційного Інтерв’ювання

“…Під час вивчення ефективності та порівняння впливу різних сеансів ФТ на біль, порушення і якість життя у хворих з хронічним болем у попереку, було виявлено статистично значущі переваги між групою, пацієнти якої відвідали 15 сеансів ФТ, порівняно з пацієнтами групи, яким була застосована ФТ-програма, що складалося з 10 сеансів [21].…”