Effectiveness of Mulligan’s Bent Leg Raise (BLR) and Gate Technique among Patients with Non-Specific Low Back Pain – A Randomised Controlled Trial
Abstract
Introduction: Despite a great deal of research, the reasons for low back pain remain unknown, and the results of treatment are not adequate. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether Mulligan’s Bent Leg Raise and Gate approach was beneficial for non-specific low back pain. This study is intriguing in that the technique utilised in previous studies was primarily focused on improving the hamstring flexibility of patients with lower back pain; in contrast, the focus here was on improving the patient’s pain and range of motion.
Method: Eighty samples in total were collected and split into two groups: A = 40 and B = 40. For four weeks, Group A received Mulligan’s Bent Leg Raise technique, while Group B received the Gate technique with the participants ranging in age from 20 to 59 years. Five days a week for four weeks, the pre- and post-test results for the modified - modified Schober Test and Visual Analogue Scale were recorded.
Results: Following therapy, both variables (pain and ROM) significantly (i.e., p < 0.05) improved in both group outcome parameters, according to a group analysis using a paired t test.
Conclusion: Although post-treatment between group studies using an unpaired t test revealed that there was no statistically significant distinction between the groups that were administered the Gate or Bent Leg Raise approach, it concluded that both techniques are equally effective.
How to cite this article:
Abinaya S, Dhivyadharshini V, Muralisankar K S I, Thilagavathi S. Effectiveness of Mulligan’s Bent Leg Raise (BLR) and Gate Technique among Patients with Non-Specific Low Back Pain – A Randomised Controlled Trial. Chettinad Health City Med J. 2024;13(4):63-68.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2278.2044.202460
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