Effect of soft tissue therapy on vital feelings in patients with chronic low back pain

The study employed a pre-test post-test experimental design. The final sample size was determined following a pilot study. Patients were recruited based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. Sequentially numbered, opaque, sealed envelopes were used to allocate patients randomly into either Group 1 or Group 2. Group 1 and 2 consists of 15 sample each. Over a period of 4 weeks, Group 1 received active Myofascial Unwinding and Myofascial Release (MFR) therapies, while Group 2 received conventional physiotherapy treatment only. Each participant underwent a total of 12 sessions, distributed evenly over the 4-week period (i.e., 3 sessions per week). Data collected during the study were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Normality analysis was conducted utilizing the Shapiro-Wilk test.本研究采用前测-后测实验设计。最终样本量经预试验确定。受试者根据特定纳入与排除标准招募。采用连续编号的不透光密封信封，将受试者随机分配至组1或组2，两组各包含15例受试者。在为期4周的干预周期中，组1接受肌筋膜松解与肌筋膜释放（Myofascial Unwinding and Myofascial Release，MFR）治疗，组2仅接受常规物理治疗。每位受试者共完成12次干预，在4周内均匀安排（即每周3次）。本研究收集的数据采用SPSS 20.0版本进行统计分析。正态性检验采用Shapiro-Wilk检验。