Low Back Pain due to disk prolapse has many established treatment approaches, ranging from, physiotherapy to Surgery and rehabilitation. Reduced spinal muscle flexibility causes hypomobility of the spine, making the spine stiff. This stiffness of the spine leads to global and segmental mobility deficits. Segmental mobility deficits leads to increased pressure on the disk that again superimposes on symptoms and cause difficulty in functions. As MRT works on cellular level by improving 'cellular logistics' and thereby, improved ATP generation, it is hypothesized that MATRIX RHTHM THERAPY can have a positive effect of disk herniation too. Therefore, this research explored the effects of MRT on pain, lumbar spine mobility, and functional outcomes in individuals having lumbar spine disc herniation.
This Randomized Controlled Trial was conducted at Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Physiotherapy, Pune, India. The trial was approved by Ethics Committee of Dr. D. Y. Patil Vidyapeeth, Pune (DYPV/EC/446/2020). The trial was registered with the Clinical Trial Registry of India (Reg. No. CTRI/2020/06/025897). After screening, individuals having Lumbar Spine Disk Herniation were included based on inclusion criteria. Significance level was set at 5%. The sample size calculated came to 110. Participants were divided into three groups. The first Intervention group received MRT (Group-A). Participants in control group received Conventional physiotherapy (Group –B) which included interferential current therapy, hot packs, Spinal mobilization exercises, PA glides and segmental mobilization, Core strengthening exercises, Stretching of tight muscles and fascia, Postural correction and Ergonomics. Participants in the third group (Group-C) received Matrix Rhythm Therapy along with Conventional Exercises.
After 2 weeks of treatment, both the A ,B and C Groups improved in all outcome measures, including Pain, Lumbar spine Mobility, Global ROM using Schober’s Test and Segmental Spinal Mobility done by Digital Spinal Assessment, and Oswestry Disability Index scores in within-group analysis (P>0.05). At the 2 Weeks interval, A Group had a significant statistical difference and a higher mean difference on all outcome measures than the Group B and C.
Both Matrix Rhythm Therapy and Conventional Rehabilitation independently contribute to alleviating symptoms and improving function in patients with lumbar spine disk herniation. But their combined application offers the most robust therapeutic benefits.
Integrating MRT with CR should be considered a highly effective strategy for optimizing patient outcomes in clinical practice.
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