To Develop a Standard Occupational Therapy Protocol for Persons Working in Industrial Set up having Low Backache Problems
Journal Title: Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Journal - Year 2019, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Now these employees, so called patients came to Occupational Therapist for treatment. Then Occupational Therapists first do treatment of pains by using some physical Modalities as well as an Activity program. So it is very necessary for Industrial area that they should have a standard Occupational Therapy Protocol for avoiding spinal problems. So the persons who are working in industrial set-up will have a fruitful life and pain free working environment. Need of the Study: Presently in industrial set up, 90% (ninety percent) of persons are suffering from different problems. Among them approximately more than 60% (sixty percent) persons are having low backache, neck pain. Hence, it was decided to conduct this study as there is very little research work on this industrial population. A standard protocol of Occupational Therapy would be developed for the subjects with Low back pain. Materials and Methods Research Design Post Test Comparison 1. Independent VariablesInterventions- a. Activities and Exercises b. Do’s and Don’t’s for selected Subjects 2. Dependent Variablesa. Pain b. Unable to perform an activity related back pain 3. Subjects-50 subjects are randomly selected from particular age group Results: Clinical Analysis clearly shows excellent improvement in persons working in industrial set up after successful intervention of Standard Occupational Therapy Protocol, which includes Occupational Therapy activities and exercised, Occupational therapy Do’s and Don’t’s and Ergonomic advice. Conclusion: Result of this research is accepted hypothesis that use of Standard Occupational Therapy protocol which includes Occupational Therapy treatment, Do’s and don’ts and Ergonomic advice tremendously reduced symptoms of low backache in persons working with Industrial set up. These persons are more happily doing their work and also with pleasure. Among four questionnaire, for 4 questions means for Four types of complaints, persons (subjects) got relief.
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Satish Maslekar
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