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PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT FOR CERVICAL ROOT SYNDROME: A CASE STUDY Alifia Fatimah Zaman; W Wahyuni; Wiek Israwan
Academic Physiotherapy Conference Proceeding 2021: Academic Physiotherapy Conference Proceeding
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta

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Introduction: Cervical root syndrome (CRS) is a pain that extends from the vertebrae of the neck to the arms. The occurrence of CRS can be caused by factors related to activity, posture, and degenerative changes of the cervical discs that can be caused by age, trauma, repetitive movements, and work. The appearance of such pain can decrease productivity, quality of life, and social activities. Problems caused by cervical root syndrome are sharp spreading pain, muscle weakness, spasm in the cervical muscles, and a decrease in ROM to decrease the functional ability of the patient Case Presentation: The patient age 54 years old came to the Dempo clinic in Malang with a CT-Scan with the results of hernia nucleus pulposus in C3 and C4 and with complaints of pain radiating from the neck to the left arm since 2 weeks ago. Activities that aggravate complaints are when the patient looks up, turns to the left, when going to sleep, and when typing using a laptop for a long time. Pain will be reduced when sleeping at night. The patient is a lecturer whose activities are a lot of sitting, standing, and using a laptop to teach. Management and Outcome: Patient receive therapy three times in once a week. Ultrasound therapy and cervical traction were used for the patient. The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Range of Motion using metline, and Neck Disability Index (NDI) were used to evaluate patient. Discussion: After therapy in three weeks with ultrasound and cervical traction, the pain decreases and ROM increases. The functional ability of the neck decreased the disability rate from 26% to 20%. Conclusion: Physiotherapy program conducted in three times for three weeks’ therapy with physiotherapy modalities used such as ultrasound and mechanical traction is able to reduce pain and restore the body's function to carry out daily activities.
The Relationship Between Sitting Duration While Working in the Office With Complaints of Lower Back Pain in General Administration at Saiful Anwar Hospital Malang Melur Belinda; Amin Zakaria; Wiek Israwan; Fransisca Xaveria Hargiani
Saintika Medika Vol. 18 No. 2 (2022): December 2022
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang

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Administration officer is a profession that sits for a long duration, working on a computer device. Sitting for a long time can cause low back pain. Low back pain is one of the diseases that can cause disability and disorders. This disease can reduce effectiveness in work. This pain arises from a long sitting position causing continuous spasms on muscle. Research Objective: Knowing the relationship between sitting duration while working with lower back pain in administration officers. Research Method: This study used Cross-Sectional research methods with a total sample in this study of 202 people. Sample were given Rolland Morris questionnaires and responded directly. The data was analyzed using Chi-Square Test. Results: 16.7% of people with a long sitting duration <4 hours had complaints of low back pain, and as many as 48% of respondents with a working duration of > 4 hours had complaints of back pain. Statistical test results using the Chi-Square Test obtained a p = 0.026 < 0.05. Thus it can be concluded that there is a long-standing relationship of sitting with complaints of low back pain in Administration officer of Saiful Anwar Malang Hospital. Conclusion: Long sitting duration done for several years can cause disorders in the body. The working period causes a continuous static load, and workers who ignore ergonomic factors can cause low back pain.