EFFECT OF ACCUPRESSURE PEN ON DISTANCE VARIABLE IN SCIATICA PATIENTS -A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

EFFECT OF ACCUPRESSURE PEN ON DISTANCE VARIABLE IN SCIATICA PATIENTS -A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL

Published:2021-04-01 Issue: Volume: Page:28-31
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Container-title:INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
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Author:

Vaidya Urja S.¹,Patel Roshani S.²

Affiliation:

1. BPT, Nootan College of Physiotherapy,S.K. University

2. Assistant Professor, Nootan College of Physiotherapy, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat,India 384 315

Abstract

Background: Sciatica is a radiating pain which is treated with manual accupressure and after a time electro accupressure came into introduction. Aim And Objective: Aim: To nd out the effectiveness of accupressure pen to improve the distance variable To nd out the effect of Objective: accupressure pen on pain and distance variable in sciatica patient To compare the experimental group to the control group On the basis of Method: inclusion and exclusion criteria 30 participants were selected. They were treated with electro accupressure pen for 3 alternative days / week for 3 weeks, after that re-assessment was taken with NPRS, Slump and Distance variables. The data was analyzed using SPSS Version Results: 21.Parametric test was used .In Group A improvement was seen Accupressure Conclusions: pen is effective to reduce pain and improve step length and stride length in Sciatica Patients

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