Comparative Effects of Stabilization Exercises and Muscle Energy Techniques in Sacroiliac Joint Pain

Stabilization training is an active form of physical therapy designed to strengthen muscles to support the spine and help prevent lower back pain.

Group A performed stabilization exercises for 4 weeks. In stabilization exercises, floor bridging, heel prop and alternate arm and leg exercises were administered in iliopsoas, gluteal and hamstring groups.

On eligible participants baseline assessment was done,3 sessions were given 3days per week, post intervention assessment was taken at 4th week.

Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is a is a form of manual therapy, widely used in Osteopathy, that uses a muscle's own energy in the form of gentle isometric contractions to relax the muscles via autogenic or reciprocal inhibition and lengthen the muscle.

Muscle energy techniques were given to group B. These techniques are active form of manual therapy in which patient uses its own energy on request to aid in treatment.

On eligible participants baseline assessment was done,3 sessions were given 3days per week, post intervention assessment was taken at 4th week.

The Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) (an outcome measure) that is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity in adults, including those with chronic pain.

The NPRS is a segmented numeric version in which a respondent selects a whole number (0-10 integers) that best reflects the intensity of pain.

The 11-point numeric scale ranges from '0' representing one pain extreme (e.g. "no pain") to '10' representing the other pain extreme (e.g. "pain as bad as you can imagine" or "worst pain imaginable").

The NPRS takes <1 minute to complete The NPRS is a valid and reliable scale to measure pain intensity;

• High test-retest reliability has been (r = 0.96 and 0.95, respectively)
• For construct validity, the NPRS was shown to be highly correlated: correlations range from 0.86 to 0.95.

This questionnaire has been designed to give us information as to how your back or leg pain is affecting your ability to manage in everyday life. Please answer by checking ONE box in each section for the statement which best applies to you. A score of 0-20 reflects minimal disability, 21-40 moderate disability, 41-60 severe disability, 61-80 crippled, and 81-100 bed-bound.

Each section is scored on a 0-5 scale, 5 representing the greatest disability. The index is calculated by dividing the summed score by the total possible score, which is then multiplied by 100 and expressed as a percentage. Thus, for every question not answered, the denominator is reduced by 5.