A proposed treatment program using cold and heat to relieve sciatica in Ladies

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the effect of the proposed therapeutic program using cooling and heat for sciatica in women. The researcher used the experimental method with a measurement design (pre-post) for the experimental research groups, which are (cold therapy, heat therapy, and combined cold and heat therapy), in order to suit the nature of the research. The proposed program was applied to a sample of women suffering from sciatica, numbering (18 women). They were divided into three groups to apply the proposed program. The program consisted of three types of treatment divided into three stages for each type, and each type of treatment included three weeks with four sessions, each session lasting 45 minutes. The most important results were: - The presence of statistically significant differences in the pain degree variable between (cold and mixed) as well as between (heat and mixed), as the mixed program shows a positive effect on the pain degree variable in women suffering from sciatica. Accordingly, it was recommended to work on integrating the cold and heat treatment programs together in cases of sciatica in women