EFFECTIVENESS OF MUSCLE STRETCHING IN OCCUPATION RELATED CHRONIC MECHANICAL LOW BACK PAIN IN COMMUNITY NURSES ?A SINGLE BLIND STUDY

immediate effect on Chronic Lower Back Pain. Hence the purpose is to find the short term effect of stretching of Lower Back Muscle, Hamstring and Tensor Fasciae Latae on intensity of low back pain, flexibility and functional disability in occupation related Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain in Community Nurses. Method: Single blind experimental study design, 40 subjects with Chronic mechanical low back pain randomized 20 subjects into each Study and Control group. Control group received placebo stretching while Study group received stretching of Lower Back Muscle, Hamstring and Tensor Fasciae Latae for 7 sessions for a period of one week and followed up after one week post intervention where no intervention was given during follow up week. Results: Analysis using RMANOVA found that there was a statistically significant (p