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Abstract
This study was conducted to compare the effect of myofacial release technique versus low level laser therapy on post natal low back pain. Forty primigravidae or multigravidae women complaining from post natal low back pain selected randomly from physical therapy department in Al Zahraa University Hospital in Cairo, Al Azhar University. Their ages ranged from 20 to 35 years old and their body mass index was not exceeding 30 kg/m2. They were divided into two groups equal in number, group (A) treated by myofascial release technique for 20 minutes, three sessions per week, for four weeks and group (B) treated by low level laser therapy for 20 minutes, three times per week for four weeks. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to measure pain intensity and Oswestry Disability Questionnaire was used to assess functional disability for both groups (A&B) before and after treatment. The results of this study found that, within groups there was a statistically highly significant decrease (P<0.01) in low back pain intensity and functional disability in both groups (A&B) after the performance of myofascial release technique and low level laser therapy on post natal women. But between groups the obtained results showed that the statistically highly significant decrease in low back pain intensity and functional disability were better after the performance of myofascial release technique than low level laser therapy on post natal women. Accordingly, it can be concluded that the performance of myofascial release technique is more effective in reducing low back pain intensity and functional disability than low level laser therapy on post natal women