Gong's Mobilization and Jone's Positional Release for SIJ Dysfunction

The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial involving 30 participants diagnosed with sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Participants were randomly divided into two equal groups of 15 using a lottery method. Group A underwent Gong's mobilization, whereas Group B received Jones's positional release technique. In addition, both groups were provided with baseline treatment, including TENS and stretching exercises. Each intervention was carried out three times per week for a duration of six weeks.

• Gong's mobilization (Other): A pain-free, sustained glide is applied to the sacroiliac joint by the therapist. The patient simultaneously performs active movements.
• Jone's positional release (Other): The therapist identifies a tender point. The patient is positioned in a way that reduces pain significantly. This position is held for about 90 seconds and the patient is then slowly returned to a neutral position.

Primary outcomes

• Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire [6 weeks]: The Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire is a gold-standard tool used to measure a patient's functional disability level resulting from low back pain.
• Visual Analogue Scale [6 weeks]: The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is used to measure pain intensity. The VAS typically consists of a 100 mm (10 cm) horizontal line where zero means no pain and ten indicates worst possible pain.

Sex: All

Inclusion Criteria:

* Positive provocation tests
* Low Back and Buttocks pain for more than 3 months
* Oswestry score of atleast thirty percent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Spinal fracture
* Lower extremity fracture
* surgery
* pregnancy
* spinal deformity

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• Syeda Mahnoor Hassan, MS Physical Therapy, Study director, Elite College of Management Sciences, Gujranwala