Rania Fathy Mustafa Barseem, <br/><br/>
Adding High Intensity Laser Therapy to Interferential Current on Patients with Sciatic Pain /  By Rania Fathy Mustafa Barseem; Under Supervision of Prof. DR. Hussien Shaker, Prof. DR. Khaled  Sallam Meselhy 
  اضافة العلاج بالليزر عالى التردد مع التيار المتداخل علي مرضي ألام عرق النسا / 

 - 88 pages :   illustrations ;   25 cm. +   CD. 
<br/><br/>Thesis (M.Sc.) -Cairo University, 2023.   
<br/><br/>Bibliography: pages 75-88.  
<br/><br/> Background: Lumbosacral sciatic pain is a condition associated to spine <br/>degeneration which is affecting people daily life and activities. In fact, often pain <br/>is not only affecting the lumbar zone, but it is also irradiating down to the lower <br/>limb and can influence movement flexibility and general physical function. <br/>Sciatica is a frequent clinical illness that may be intensely painful, disabling, and <br/>life-altering. Purpose: to determine the therapeutic effect of high intensity laser <br/>therapy in addition to the interferential current therapy on sciatica pain. <br/>Methodology: A referred diagnosed forty patients complaining from sciatica pain <br/>from both genders, with age ranged from (30-50) years old, were randomly <br/>assigned to equal two groups: a study group and a control group. Study group <br/>received high intensity laser therapy in addition to a selected physical therapy <br/>program (interferential current, stretching and strengthening exercises for the <br/>lumbar and hip muscles), and control group received only a selected physical <br/>therapy program (interferential current, stretching and strengthening exercises for <br/>the lumbar and hip muscles), for 12 sessions every other day for 4 weeks, 3 <br/>sessions/week, each session for 60 minutes. All patients were evaluated with the <br/>Straight Leg Raising (SLR) Test, the Visual analogue scale (VAS), the Modified <br/>Oswestry Disability Index (ODQ), and the digital inclinometer. The study was <br/>done in out-patient clinics of Faculty of physical therapy, Benha University. <br/>Results: the study revealed that there is a significant difference between study and <br/>control groups as the p-value was (0.001) which indicated that study group shows <br/>improvement in sciatica pain more than control group. Conclusion: The study <br/>revealed that four weeks of high intensity laser therapy combined with the selected <br/>physical therapy program was a beneficial approach and is a successful treatment <br/>for patients suffering from sciatica pain.  تم اختيار40 مريضا من الجنسين محولين طبيا تتراوح اعمارهم ما بين 30 الى 50 عاما يعانون من ألام عرق النسا. تم تقسيمهم الي مجموعتين متساويتين: وقد اخذت مجموعة الدراسه برنامج العلاج عن طريق العلاج بالليزر عالى التردد  بالاضافه الي برنامج العلاج الطبيعي المختار (التيار المتداخل وتمارين الإطالة والتقوية لعضلات أسفل الظهر والورك) و المجموعه الضابطه اخذت برنامج العلاج الطبيعي المختار (التيار المتداخل وتمارين الإطالة والتقوية لعضلات أسفل الظهر والورك) فقط و كان التقييم للمرضي جميعا بواسطة اختبار رفع الساق المستقيمة (SLR) ، والمقياس التناظري المرئي (VAS) ، ومؤشر الإعاقة Oswestry المعدل (ODQ) ، ومقياس الميل الرقمي لفحص ألام عرق النسا قبل و بعد البرنامج التاهيلي للمرضي. وقد أجريت هذه الدراسة في العيادات الخارجية بكلية العلاج الطبيعي بجامعة بنها. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Text in English and abstract in Arabic & English. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Physical Therapy
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>sciatica pain, high power laser therapy  Interferential current therapy  straight leg raise and Oswestry Disability Index 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>615.82