ArticleJournal of clinical and diagnostic research : JCDR2014
The efficacy of thermotherapy and cryotherapy on pain relief in patients with acute low back pain, a clinical trial study.
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- Cryotherapy and thermotherapy in the management of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: A comprehensive review.Fundamental research · 2025Review
- Preventing opioid prescribing for low back pain using multimodal mechanical stimulation vs. TENS: a randomized-controlled trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Novel multimodal mechanical stimulation is superior to TENS to treat and prevent chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Examining the Impact of Far-Infrared Technology on Quality of Life in Older Adults.International journal of aging & human development · 2024Article
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- Clinical Impact of Thermotherapy and Spinal Twisting Massage on Chronic Non-Specific Spinal Pain.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
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- The coping strategies employed by individuals with chronic low back pain: secondary qualitative analysis of data from diverse adult populations in two sub-Saharan African countries.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Multimodal non-invasive non-pharmacological therapies for chronic pain: mechanisms and progress.BMC medicine · 2023Review
- Cryo plus Ultrasound Therapy, a Novel Rehabilitative Approach for Football Players with Acute Lateral Ankle Injury Sprain: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Factors Associated With Compliance With Self-Management Home Therapies for Spine Pain: A Survey of Participants Attending a Chiropractic Teaching Clinic in South Africa.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2023Article
- Wireless graphene-based thermal patch for obtaining temperature distribution and performing thermography.Science advances · 2022Article
- Ameliorative Potential of Hot Compress on Sciatic Nerve Pain in Chronic Constriction Injury-Induced Rat Model.Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience · 2022Article
- A comparative study into the effects of topical hot salt and hot sand on patients' perception of low back pain.Journal of education and health promotion · 2022Article
- Rapid and economic preparation of wearable thermotherapy pad based on simple cut-patterning of metal foil supported by plastic sheets.RSC advances · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionAcute low back pain is one of the most common health problems especially in industrialized countries where 75 per cent of the population develop it at least once during their life. This study examined the efficacy of thermotherapy and cryotherapy, alongside a routine pharmacologic treatment, on pain relief in patients with acute low back pain referring an orthopedic clinic in Shahrekord, Iran. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis clinical trial study was conducted on 87 patients randomly assigned to three (thermotherapy and cryotherapy as intervention, and naproxen as control) groups of 29 each. The first (thermotherapy) group underwent treatment with hot water bag and naproxen, the second (cryotherapy) group was treated with ice and naproxen, and the naproxen group was only treated with naproxen, all for one week. All patients were examined on 0, 3(rd), 8(th), and 15(th) day after the first visit and the data gathered by McGill Pain Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS software using paired t-test, ANOVA, and chi-square.
resultsIn this study, mean age of the patients was 34.48 (20-50) years and 51.72 per cent were female. Thermotherapy patients reported significantly less pain compared to cryotherapy and control (p≤0.05). In thermotherapy and cryotherapy groups, mean pain in the first visit was 12.70±3.7 and 12.06±2.6, and on the 15(th) day after intervention 0.75±0.37 and 2.20±2.12, respectively.
conclusionThe results indicated that the application of thermo-therapy and cryotherapy accompanied with a pharmacologic treatment could relieve pain in the patients with acute low back pain.
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