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. 2017 Sep;29(9):1578-1582.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.29.1578. Epub 2017 Sep 15.

The treatment effect of hamstring stretching and nerve mobilization for patients with radicular lower back pain

Ju-Hyun Lee  1 , Tae-Ho Kim  1
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The treatment effect of hamstring stretching and nerve mobilization for patients with radicular lower back pain

Ju-Hyun Lee et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2017 Sep.

Abstract

[Purpose] In this paper, hamstring stretching and nerve mobilization are conducted on patients with radicular lower back pain, and changes to pain levels, pressure thresholds, angles of knee joint extension, and disorder levels of lower back pain were studied. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were divided into two groups: one group conducted hamstring stretches and was comprised of 6 male and 5 female subjects, and the other group received nerve mobilization treatment and was comprised of 5 male and 6 female subjects. [Results] Pain level and the disorder index of lower back pain were significantly alleviated after the intervention in both groups. Pressure threshold and angles of knee extension were significantly increased after the intervention in both groups. Comparing the two groups, the alleviation of pain was more significant in the nerve mobilization group. [Conclusion] Patients with radicular lower back pain showed significant differences in pain level, pressure threshold, knee extension angle, and disorder index of lower back pain for both the hamstring stretching group and nerve mobilization group after the treatment. Hamstring stretching and nerve mobilization can be usefully applied for the therapy of patients with radicular lower back pain.

Keywords: Hamstring stretching; Nerve mobilization; Radicular lower back pain.

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