Effects Of Positional Release Technique Versus Stretching Exercises Combined With Standard Physical Therapy Treatment On Pain, Range Of Motion And Disability In Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Lowback Pain

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This study will be a Randomized Clinical Trial and will be conducted in Physiotherapy Outpatient Department of Allama Iqbal Memorial Teaching Hospital, Sialkot. Non-Probability Convenient Sampling will be used to collect the data. Sample size of subjects with age group between 18-45 years will be taken. Data will be collected from the patients having present complaint of Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain. Outcome measures will be taken using Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) for pain, Oswestry Disability Index for Disability and Inclinometer for Range of motion. An informed consent will be taken from the participants. Subjects will be selected on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria and will be equally divided into two groups by random number generator table. Both the Groups will receive Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Hot Pack, and Standard Physical Therapy exercises for CNSLBP, while Group A will receive Positional Release Technique for Iliopsoas, Quadratus Lumborum and Hamstring Muscle and Group B will receive Stretching Exercises of Iliopsoas, Quadratus Lumborum and Hamstring Muscle. Outcome measures will be measured at baseline and after 4 weeks. Data analysis will be done by SPSS version 25.

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