Effects of infrared radiation and microwave diathermy in treatment of severe neck and upper back muscle spasm

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ABSTRACT: Background Physiotherapy is a branch of internal medicine , radiation therapy is one of the most important treatment in this branch . in study we used infrared radiation and microwave diathermy in treatment of severe neck and upper back , muscle spasm, It occur during involuntary contractions of muscle and causes pian,discomfort in the muscle. Disc problems (disc herniated ) in cervical it is the main causes of sever neck and upper back muscle spasm and lead to severe pain difficulty in movement. The aim of this study is to assess and comparing the effects of infrared radiation with microwave diathermy in sever neck and upper back muscle spasm treatment. Patients & Methods: This study was done in physiotherapy department in Azadi hospital in Kirkuk city for patients with severe neck and upper back muscle spasm due to acute and chronic disc problem (disc herniated).The study included 60 female patient age between 35-55 years and weight between (58-68kg). ) , these patients divided in two groups each group included 30 patients prepared for physiotherapy treatment.The first group for infrared treatment and the second group for microwave diathermy treatment.. The Results The results showed the percentages of patients responsibility for infrared and micro wave diathermy treatment ( 100% , 66.6%) in four physiotherapy session for infrared and micro wave diathermy treatment respectively. Conclusion: The infrared radiation more effects than microwave diathermy in treatment of severe neck and upper back muscle spasm in non-contact instrument practice due to microwave reflection at air –skin interface and this effect in microwave skin and under the skin penetration ability because of the loss in radiation.