Effects of Diaphragmatic and Iliopsoas Myofascial Release in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Effects of Diaphragmatic and Iliopsoas Myofascial Release in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study

The aim of this study is to effectively investigate the relaxation of the diaphragm and iliopsoas muscle with myofascial technique in patients with chronic low back pain.

Low back pain is a common health problem that can be seen as a symptom and symptom of many diseases in the clinic.

Myofascial release technique is thought to be effective in patients with chronic low back pain. Therefore, when the literature is examined, it has been observed that the myofascial release technique has studies on pain, range of motion, functionality, muscle stiffness and shortness.

This study will be performed on patients with a total of 42 low back pain. The cases will be divided into 2 groups of 21 people by simple random sampling.

Group 1 (control) will be used with sham diaphragm and iliopsoas muscle myofascial release technique and traditional physiotherapy method.

The second group (experiment) will apply the diaphragm and the myofascial release technique of the iliopsoas muscle and the traditional physiotherapy method.

Patients will be treated for 4 weeks. Traditional physiotherapy method will be applied a total of 20 sessions 5 days a week. A total of 12 sessions will be performed, with the myofascial release technique of the diaphragm and iliopsoas muscle applied 3 days a week.

The study focuses on the analysis of the following variables:

Pain : Numerical Pain Scale

Joint Range of Motion: Goniometer

Flexibility: Tape Measure

Pulmonary Function Test: Spirometer

Anxiety and Depression: Beck Depression inventory

Kinesiophobia: Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale

Disability: Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire

The results of these pre-intervention and post-intervention variables will be compared between the two groups .

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with chronic low back pain diagnosed by the physician between the ages of 20-50
• Both genders
• People who have low back pain for 3 months or more
• Persons who have not received physical therapy application for the past 6 months, who have not used analgesics and non-streoids
• Volunteer patients

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having had surgery for the lumbar region or had a surgical diagnosis

• Spondylolisthesis and inflammatory symptoms in the spine

• Pregnant patients

• Other contraindicated conditions determined by the physician:

  1. Those with systemic infections
  2. Those with undiagnosed breathing difficulties
  3. Those with undiagnosed bowel and bladder problems