Background: Low back pain is one of the common musculoskeletal disorders. Muscle energy technique (MET) may be a useful intervention for treating such disorder. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effect of MET in people with mechanical back pain. Methods: A randomized controlled trial was undertaken. thirty patients with mechanical back pain were randomly allocated to either the MET group or control group. The former group received MET pre-post 3 and 6 times, and the latter group MET pre-post 6 and 12 times treatment. Treatment was given once a day for 30 days. A numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) was used to measure the intensity of pain was immediately before treatment and again on the 3th, 6th and 12th day. Results: NPRS scores showed no significant improvement in MET 3th and 6hh time and MET groups on the 6th and 12th day post intervention (p <0.05). However, NPRS scores showed better improvement in the MET group A as compared to the MET group B (p < 0.015). Conclusion: Muscle energy technique was better in improving pain in people with mechanical back pain.
 
 

Purpose: This study aimed at knowing the clinical efficacies of myofascial release technique to determine the most beneficial result-oriented physiotherapeutic approach for treating pain due to low back pain. Methods: This was a randomized, controlled pretest–posttest experimental study that myofascial release technique. These techniques were compared using a convenience sample of 30 participants with back pain due to muscle spasms with 35-65 age. The numeric pain rating scalewere used to assess the participants’ pain due to back pain, and pain of LBP, at baseline (day 0), day 6, and day 12 post intervention and at during follow-up. All groups were given myofascial releae technique. Repeated-measures ANOVA were used to analyze the data. Results: The within-group analyses showed significant improvement (P0.05) for all variables. Conclusion: MFRT are equally effective for reducing pain with nonspecific low back pain. Furthermore, advice promoting pain reduce can be an adjunct to physiotherapeutic interventions for reducing low back pain and its symptoms. A combination of these manual therapies advice might be a good treatment option for nonspecific pain in physiotherapy clinics
 
 

Stroke is the main cause of disability and death in the world, which can make sufferers experience a decrease in quality of life, such as common problems from stroke are balance disorders, endurance, walking speed, cognitive function and walking ability. This study aims to determine the effect of task-oriented gait. training on changes in balance, endurance, walking speed, cognitive function and the ability to walk in post stroke patients. This research is a quasy experimental research with a pre-test-post-test two group design approach. This study evaluated the balance, endurance, walking speed, cognitive function and walking ability of post-stroke patients. This research was conducted at RSKD South Sulawesi (Stroke Center) Makassar and RSUD Haji Makassar with a total sample of 15 patients aged 40 years and over, diagnosed with post stroke movement function disorders, confirmed medical records that were scheduled to undergo physiotherapy. Samples were taken using purposive sampling method. Balance is measured by the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), endurance is measured by a 6-minute Walk Test (6MWT), walking speed is measured by a 4-meter Timed Walk (Gait Speed Test), and walking ability is measured by Modified Functional Ambulation Categories (mFAC). Measurements were made before the intervention and after the treatment group and the control group. The results of the intervention group study showed that Task-Oriented Gait Training gave significantly better resultsthan the control group.