Efecto de la actividad física con el uso de balón terapéutico en la lumbalgia crónica

Abstract

The present research aims to determine the effect of physical activity with the use of therapeutic balloon in patients with chronic low back pain, in the Physical Med center of Riobamba city, during the period July – December 2020. The present study was conducted under a descriptive, longitudinal quasi-experimental quantitative approach, performed in 20 adults between men and women aged 25 to 55 years. The data obtained were analyzed through the SPSS version 21 program, for the evaluation the analogical EVA pain scale and the OWESTRY lumbar disability questionnaire were used. When applying the protocol of exercises with the therapeutic balloon, the results showed that the highest percentage of patients suffering from chronic low back pain were male with 55%. According to the occupation the majority groups were: merchants, drivers and students with 60%, the participants most often according to age were from less to 35 years with 45%. As for the results using the EVA scale were beneficial because at the beginning they presented moderate to very severe pain with 85% later after the research was achieved to reduce to 35%. When analyzing the results of the OWESTRY test it can be affirmed a notable improvement in functionality at the beginning of the research presented moderate disability in 90% and only 10% had severe disability, after applying the protocol it was possible to totally eliminate the severe disability, the moderate disability low to 50% and the level of moderate to minimal disability was changed To test the hypothesis, the parametric statistical test of comparison of T student means for related samples was used.