Title: "Low back pain response after application of interferential therapy alone and in combination with aceclofenac+paracetamol, tramadol+paracetamol: A prospective, comparative, clinical study"
Abstract: International Journal of Medicine and Public Health,2014,4,3,231-236.DOI:10.4103/2230-8598.137707Published:Jul 2012Type:Original Article“Low back pain response after application of interferential therapy alone and in combination with aceclofenac+paracetamol, tramadol+paracetamol: A prospective, comparative, clinical study”Surendra Kumar Vidyarthi, Roopa Prasad Nayak, Satish Krishna, Prakash Selvaraj, Sandeep Kumar Gupta, and Balasubramanian Anantha Kumar Surendra Kumar Vidyarthi, Roopa Prasad Nayak, Satish Krishna, Prakash Selvaraj, Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Balasubramanian Anantha Kumar Department of Pharmacology, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital (DSMCH), Siruvachur, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India Abstract:Aims and Objectives: To determine efficacy of analgesia of Analgesic drugs +Interferential Therapy (IFT) or without IFT. Material and Methods: The 80 eligible patients (30 male, 50 female) of acute and chronic low back pain were assigned to 5 groups (Grp), i.e., Grp A, B, C, D and E. The Orthopedician prescribed tablet Xenodol (Aceclofenac 100mg + Paracetamol 500mg 1 BD for 7 days) for Grp A, tablet Patrol (Tramadol 37.5mg + Paracetamol 325mg) 1 BD for 7 days) for Grp B, IFT 25 - 100Hz application at lumbar region for 15 min daily for 7 days for Grp C, tablet Xenodol of same dose with IFT 25 - 100Hz application for 7 days for Grp D and tablet Patrol of same dose with IFT 25 - 100Hz application for 7 days for Grp E patients. Eligible patients pain were assessed twice, i.e., pre-treatment and post-treatment, by SF-LF-MPQ (Short Form-Long Form McGill Pain Questionnaire’s Rating Index. Results: The post-treatment mean±SD was 1.3±0.9, 1.4±1.5, 1.6±0.85, 1±0.73, 0.93±1.16for Grp A, B, C, D and E respectively, while the pre-treatment pain intensity score mean±SD was 1.9±0.5, 2.4±1.1, 2.13±0.8, 2.25±0.9, 2.25±1.1 for Grp A,B,C,D,E respectively. The differences was statistically significant, i.e. (P < 0.05) 0.03856, 0.03601, 0.0002027, 0.002136 of Grp A, B, D, E respectively and insignificant, i.e. (P > 0.05) was 0.06603 for Grp C. Conclusion: Tablet Xenodol (Aceclofenac+Paracetamol) and tablet Patrol (Tramadol+Paracetamol)alone showed efficacy in pain reduction, while when the tablets Xenodol and tablet Patrol of same doses given with IFT 25 - 100Hz application at lumbar regionin Grp D and Grp E the pain reduction was highly significant than the medication alone groups, i.e., for Grp A, B, C. Keywords:Aceclofenac+paracetamol, interferential therapy (IFT ), low-back pain (LBP ), McGill pain questionnaires, tramadol+paracetamolView:PDF (624.3 KB)