EFFECTS OF MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE ON PAIN AND DISABILITY IN SUBJECTS WITH SI JOINT DYSFUNCTION

Background: Low back pain has become one of the most common, and most difficult medical problems costing $24 billion (1990) for treatment. With the consideration of costs of disability, lost workforce productivity and other related factors, the cost of society rises to $50 billion. In spite of this, disability due to low back pain has continued to rise. Aims and Objectives: The incidence of lower back pain in humans parallels the incidence of the common cold, with a lifetime rate approaching 95%.Several attempts have been made to treat the chronic low back pain due to SIJ dysfunction with mobilization, manipulation and other treatment methods. Methodology: 20 men and women were recruited for the study on the basis of Unilateral back pain experiencing around or near sacral sulcus and Positive muscle length tests for piriformis, Erecter Spinae,Quadrtus Lumborum. All the subjects were randomly assigned into two groups where Subjects in group A undegone MET and mobilization and Group B was treated only with mobilization of SI joint. Outcome was measured on first day and then after 1 and 2 week from each subjects pain and disability by Visual analogue scale and modified oswestry disability questionnaire (MODI) Results: Paired t test was used to analyse the values of VAS and MODI within the group. ANOVA was used for between the analyses of VAS and MODI for both the groups. Conclusion: MET and mobilisation are both effective in treating chronic low back pain due to sacroiliac joint dysfunction.