장요근 근막이완술이 만성 요통의 통증 감소와 허리 굴곡 ROM 증가에 미치는 효과

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to discover the deqree of pain relief and increase in lumbar flexion range of motion in patients with chronic low back pain using iliopsoas myofascial release(MFR). The experimental group was comprised of 30 patients with chronic low back pain that had been admitted to a hospital where the researcher worked at from April 2nd to April 14th, 2012. The control group consisted of 15 members of a church in ssangchon-dong, Gwangju, who had been complaining of chronic low back pain in April, 2012. The experimental group received MFR every day for 2 weeks, for a total of 10 procedures, whereas the control group received none. After 5 procedures per week, questionnaires were given to patients in the experimental group in order to aquire scores for chronic low back pain and flexion. Non parametric statistical analysis was used for every statistic, Mann-whitney U test for homogeneity, and Friedman test for group comparison. Statistical analysis was completed using SPSS windows for 18.0, a social science analysis program and the significant level was set at 5%(α=0.5) for all statistics. The results of this study are as follows: 1. Compared to the control group that did not receive any treatment, the experimental group has shown a decline in the average recognition of pain, from 5.32(M=7.53) before receiving MFR to 2.07(M=4.77) after 9-10 procedures. 2. In addition, the average flexion angle has increased by 7.8° approximately, from 1.92(M=71.5°) before MFR to 4.93(M=79.3°) after 9-10 procedures.