Year: 2024 | Month: February | Volume: 14 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 149-153
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20240219
Adherence of the Patients is Crucial for Successful Outcomes of Physiotherapeutic Interventions: A Case Study of Severe Chronic Low Back Pain
Pradip Kumar Sarkar1, Amarjit Singh2
1Department of PRM (Physiotherapy), 2Department of Community Medicine,
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Pradip Kumar Sarkar
ABSTRACT
Low back pain (LBP) is a disabling problem among both the sexes throughout the world. It is a big burden to the national economy, as it is associated with disability, work absence and poor quality of life. It affects 60-80% of people at some point of life. A point prevalence of up to 23% in the world’s adults has been reported for chronic LBP. Different types of home- or clinic- based physiotherapy management protocols are available for LBP. But adherence of physiotherapy management protocol is important. These can improve the chronic LBP to enable the patients to live a normal life.
Key words: Chronic low back pain, Adherence physiotherapy, Quality of life.