Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October-December | Volume: 5 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 160-164
Hip Rotation Range of Motion: A Comparison between Healthy Individuals and Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain
Harish S. Krishna1, Pramod P. V.2, Cyanna Joseph D’souza3, Sona Thomas4, Akshaya Babu5
1PhD, HOD Sharp Insight Rehabilitation Centre, Mangalore, India.
2Principal, Lourde Institute of Allied Health Sciences, Kerala, India.
3MPT, Lecturer, Laxmi memorial College of Physiotherapy, Mangalore, India.
4BPT, Laxmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy, Mangalore, India.
5BPT, Laxmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy, Mangalore, India.
Corresponding Author: Cyanna Joseph D’souza
ABSTRACT
Impairment in hip rotation range of motion (ROM) has been postulated as a predisposing mechanical factor in the development of chronic low back pain (CLBP). The purpose of this study was to compare internal and external rotation ROM of the hip in patients with CLBP with those of healthy individuals. The ROM measurements of 40 patients with intervertebral disc prolapse were compared to 100 healthy subjects. ROM was measured using a universal goniometer in prone position. Data of the two groups was compared using the independent samples t-test. The results of the study demonstrated that patients with CLBP had excessive hip rotation ROM as compared to healthy subjects. It was also noted that the average lateral rotation ROM exceeded that of medial rotation in both groups. Additional studies in this area will further strengthen the programmes of physical therapists to help relieve and avoid the incidence of low back pain.
Keywords: hip joint, low back pain, range of motion, rotation