Effects of Manual Therapy and Inclined Board Standing on Low Back Pain

After the baseline assessment, each intervention group will be given physical therapy treatment. The group A will receive Manual Mobilization of the Lumbosacral Spine followed by passive stretching of the hip abductors of both sides of the body. The patient then will be asked to stand on the inclined board for 01 minute with feet 3 to 4 inches apart hands placed on the wall at the level of shoulder joints. After 01-minute patient will be asked to leave the inclined board. The patient will be advised to do this 01-minute inclined board standing for three times a day at home. All the patients in Group A will receive this treatment regime for two weeks.

The patients in Group B will be asked to stick to their medications if advised and stand on the inclined board for 01 minute. Inclined boards will be provided to all patients and will be advised to follow the inclined standing for 01 minute for three times a day at home for two weeks. After two weeks at the completion of intervention, they will be assessed through self-reporting questionnaires of the study.