Title: Immediate Effect of Craniosacral Therapy in a Patient with Non-Specific Low Back Pain- A Case Report

Authors: Syeda Sameeha Tartil, Sakshi Shah, Dr Shrikant Mhase

 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v10i2.07

Abstract

Introduction: In the middle-aged population, low back discomfort is a prevalent condition. In her everyday routine, a housewife has a lot of work. The majority of housewives are unaware of ergonomics, which puts them at risk for musculoskeletal illnesses, particularly low back discomfort. Women who have learned to live with distress are riskier. Craniosacral therapy is a manual treatment method that is very light touch and it is used to put patient at ease so help to alleviate various kinds of pain, it is the method which tries to get deep down into the CNS or even beneath it to facilitate movement of cerebrospinal fluid and movement of blood flow and things of the body to improve the body’s ability to heal itself.

Case Description: For the past year, a 40-year-old female housewife had been suffering from chronic low back pain and had been treated with physiotherapy and drugs. She went to the Orthopaedic outpatient clinic after experiencing a recent recurrence of discomfort, and she was prescribed physiotherapy. Her normal functions were disturbed.

Procedure: To reduce pain and restore lumbar spine mobility, a procedure called craniosacral treatment was used.

Result: The result was calculated based on the pre-treatment and post-treatment sessions using various outcome measure tools that showed significant changes in the pain intensity and measurement.

Purpose: There is immediate effect of craniosacral therapy for low back pain in a patient with chronic low back pain which aids in pain relief, leading to improved functional activities of daily living and speeding up positive physical therapy outcomes.

Limitations: The results of this case study cannot be extrapolated to a larger sample size because it is a case study. More research is needed to better understand how to choose Craniosacral therapy and how effective it is over time.

Keywords: low back pain, craniosacral therapy, case report, housewife.

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Corresponding Author

Syeda Sameeha Tartil

Intern, MGM School of Physiotherapy, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India