Evaluating pain relief effects of physical therapy on patients with herniated disc grade 1 and 2 at 103 Central Hospital of Lao People's Army

  • Bounsu Somthawisuk Bệnh viện Trung ương 103 Quân đội Nhân dân Lào

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Physical therapy, disc herniation, low back pain

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Objective: To evaluate pain relief effects of physical therapy on patients with herniated disc at grade 1 and 2. Subject and method: Descriptive study, longitudinal follow-up of 65 patients diagnosed with lumbar spinal disc hernia at grade 1 and grade 2, treated at Department of Physiotherapy, 103 Central Hospital of Lao People's Army from January to June, 2022. Result: The most common disc hernia was L4-5 (40%) and L5-S1 (33.85%); mainly grade 2 pain, low back pain spreading to the legs, accounting for 67.69%; with severe pain accounted for 75.93%, moderate pain 24.61%; concentrated in working age 31-50 accounted for 73.84%, mainly heavy workers 66.15%. After the treatment course, the pain level decreased significantly, the level of painless and mild pain increased by 90.77%, the average pain decreased to 9.23% and no more severe pain remained. Conclusion: Physical therapy has a good analgesic effect in treatment of lumbar disc herniation grade 1 and 2.

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