THE USE OF VISCERAL MOBILIZATION THERAPY TO RELIEVE LOW BACK PAIN
Keywords:
Low Back Pain, Visceral Mobilization, Bilateral, Neuro-musculoskeletal, Physiotherapy, Iliac RegionAbstract
OBJECTIVE
Ascertain the effects of visceral mobilization in low back pain
management.
METHODS
A 33 years old female with complaint of acute low back pain
referred for physiotherapy treatment, during her physical examination,
we failed to correlate her pain with any neuro-musculoskeletal
reference. So we extended our palpation on abdominal
region and found tender points on bilateral iliac regions. Her pain
was recorded on VAS pain scale that was 8-9/10. So, we decided
to proceed through visceral mobilization on her reproductive
system and at the end of the session she had no pain or
discomfort.
RESULTS
There is a remarkable recovery in low back and leg pain by using
VM only twice. It’s not only resolved completely but the effects
sustained for more than a month. According to her, she observed
great improvement in her walking. She regained the ability to sit
on and get up from floor. She felt these differences right after the
first session of treatment.
CONCLUSION
Visceral mobilization is found to have short term as well as long
term effects in treating individuals with back pain history. More
studies are required to determine the efficacy of VM therapy, as
it is found to be a very low cost alternative choice to the
expensive invasive treatments
