Effectiveness of Physiotherapy on Reducing Numbness and Paresthesia of Lower Limb among Lumbar Disc Prolapse Patients at Rania District

Authors

  • Nabaz Ali Ahmad Adult Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Raparin University Rania District, Sulaimaniah, Iraq
  • Daria Shorsh Abdulrahman Fundamental Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Raparin University, Rania District, Sulaimaniah, Iraq,
  • Haval Mohammed Ali Fundamental Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Raparin University, Rania District, Sulaimaniah, Iraq
  • Shakhawan Azad Ahmed Community Health Nursing, College of Nursing, Raparin University, Rania District, Sulaimaniah, Iraq
  • Peshraw Khdir Ibrahim Adult Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Raparin University, Rania District, Sulaimaniah, Iraq

Keywords:

Disc prolapse, Physiotherapy, Sciatic pain, Lumber disc prolapse

Abstract

   The five lumber vertebrae are a part of vertebral column and illustrated from vertebrae in further sections by their large size. Lumbar disc prolapses ('slipped disc') accounts for less than 5% of all low back problems, but is the most common cause of nerve root pain ('sciatica'). Ninety percent of acute attacks of sciatica settle with conservative management. Quasi experimental pretest posttest design study conducted among 100 patients with sciatic pain and low back pain during the period of 13 December 2021 to 1 September 2022 to evaluate the effectiveness of physiotherapy on reducing numbness and paresthesia of lower limb among patients with lumber disc prolapse at Rania District. The data of the study, collected by utilized constructed questionnaire form, which composed of the two parts; first part included questions about the sociodemographic characteristics of the study sample, while second part consist of presenting (back pain and sciatic pain before starting physiotherapy and the percentage of remaining these complains after finishing sessions of physiotherapy). The data of the study collected in Rania city among 100 patients by using constructed questionnaire, interview technique (face to face method) with the study sample. Data were analyzed by using SPSS V21 software program to produce descriptive analysis such as (percentage and frequency). For the current study data were collected from 100 patients that suffered from Lumber 4 and Lumber 5 disc prolapse, age of the majority of patients between 50 to 69 years old. And female more than male, most of them were obese, and presenting chronic back pain. Only a few number of the study sample had history of laminectomy. Most of the study sample were free from back pain, while all of the samples had sciatic pain before physiotherapy, and after physiotherapy the range of back pain decreased and regarding sciatic pain dramatically reduced among the majority of participants.

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2023-05-31

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