Curative effects of inflatable thoracolumbar fixation vest on nonspecific low-back pain among naval afloat personnel during prolonged deployment at sea
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-6906.2017.04.012
- VernacularTitle:充气式胸腰固定马甲在长航中治疗非特异性腰背痛的疗效观察
- Author:
Guo LI
1
;
Feng GONG
1
;
Lisheng YAN
1
;
Hongwei BAO
1
;
Xuyao LUO
1
;
Haiping QIAN
1
Author Information
1. 解放军第四一一医院骨科, 上海,200081
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nonspecific low-back pain;
Inflatable thoracolumbar fixation vest;
Prolonged deployment at sea
- From:
Chinese journal of nautical medicine and hyperbaric medicine
2017;24(4):291-293
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To observe curative effects of inflatable thoracolumbar fixation vest on nonspecific low-back pain among naval afloat personnel during prolonged deployment at sea.Methods The 179 patients with nonspecific low-back pain from the 3 naval vessels of the flotilla were randomly divided into 3 groups in accordance with the sequence of medical date:i.e.the pharmacotherapy and medium frequency pulse physiotherapy group (the PMFPP group) (or the control group),the traditional lumbar girdle + PMFPP group (the TLG + PMFPP group) and the inflatable thoracolumbar fixation vest + PMFPP group (ITLFV + PMFPP group).The patients in the 3 groups all received PMFPP treatment,but the patients of the 2 other groups were respectively supplemented with traditional lumbar girdle and inflatable thoracolumbar fixation vest.VSA scores before and after treatment and post-treatment pain duration were recorded for the evaluation of clinical outcomes between the 3 groups.Results Total effective rates of the ITLFV + PMFPP group,the TLG + PMFPP group and PMFPP group were respectively 96.83％,94.74％ and 98.31％.No statistical significance could be noted,when comparisons were made between the 3 groups (P ＞ 0.05).However,post-treatment pain duration for the ITLFV + PMFPP group was significantly shortened as compared with those of the other 2 groups (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions During prolonged deployment at sea,the inflatable thoracolumbar fixation vest could quickly alleviate symptoms and shorten pain duration in the treatment of nonspecific low-back pain.
