Catherine, A (2012) Effectiveness of acharya technique on reduction of back pain among the industrial workers. Masters thesis, Madha College of Nursing, Chennai.
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Abstract
Back pain is the most common reason for consultation in all the countries. It interferes with a person's quality of life and general functioning. The nature cure of Save India association guides the back pain patient for Acharya technique which consists of internal rotation, external rotation of a foot for 3 to 5 minutes every day for a week will help to reduce the back pain effectively. The focus of the study was to evaluate the level of reduction of back pain among the industrial workers, with back pain. Hypothesis of the study was there is no significant relationship between the Acharya technique and level of back pain among the industrial workers. The conceptual fame work developed for the study was based on the modified Wiedenbach’s helping Art of clinical nursing model. An extensive review of literature, professional experience and expects guidance helped the investigator to design the methodology. The study was conducted by adopting the pre experimental one group pre intervention posttest design. The study was carried out with 50 participants who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The investigator introduced herself to the industrial workers and explained the purpose of the study to ensure better cooperation. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the samples. Written consent was obtained from the industrial workers. Every Wednesday the investigator collected data from 11 to 13 participants by using Visual Analogue Scale to assess the pre intervention level of back pain among the industrial workers. Acharya technique which consists of internal rotation, external rotation, flexion, extension was demonstrated for 3 to 5 minutes to the industrial workers and they were asked to perform the same technique for 3 to 5 minutes for seven days. At the end of seventh day the post intervention level of back pain among the industrial workers was assessed. Analysis revealed that the paired ‘t’ test value of 18.03 was highly significant at the level of p<0.001.Thus it indicates the effectiveness of Acharya technique on reduction of back pain among the industrial workers.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Acharya Technique ; Reduction of Back Pain ; Industrial Workers. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2017 05:25 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Dec 2017 08:44 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/4275 |
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