The effect of an acupuncture course on the range of motion of the spine in patients with chronic mechanical back pain

Subject Areas : Health population

Bijan Goodarzi ¹ , hydar habibi ² , abass daqaq zadeh ³ , yasaman Goodarzi ⁴

1 - Islamic Azad University
2 - islamic azad university
3 - arak university
4 - islamic azad university

Received: 2022-07-12 Accepted : 2022-12-24 Published : 2022-12-22

Keywords: chronic pain, Range of motion, Acupuncture, mechanical back pain,

Abstract :

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of acupuncture therapy on the range of motion of the spine (function of trunk flexor and extensor muscles) in 35 to 50-year-old men with chronic back pain.Materials and methods: This research is semi-experimental and practical. In this research, pre-test and post-test are used. The research population consists of 35-50-year-old men with chronic back pain living in Arak city. The research participants included 30 men with chronic mechanical back pain without any orthopedic complications who were referred to a private physical medicine practice. and rehabilitation in the city of Arak. The treatment period is 20 sessions and 2 sessions per week. Lumbar range of motion was evaluated in trunk flexion movements (bending forward).Then, in order to analyze and determine the significance of the effects of acupuncture therapy, data and raw information were analyzed using SPSS23 software and using descriptive and inferential statistics (paired samples test).Findings: The range of motion increased, therefore acupuncture has a significant effect on the range of motion in people with chronic mechanical back pain.Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, this method of treatment can increase the range of motion of the spine in chronic mechanical back pain sufferers, and this method can be useful in the field of treatment.