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VOL. 6, ISSUE 9 (2020)
Effect of nasal septal mobilization on chronic sinusitis patients: A pilot study
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Rajeshree Rathi, Abhijit Satralkar, Sucheta Golhar
Abstract
Purpose: The study was conducted to identify the therapeutic effect of the nasal septal mobilization technique for the relief in symptoms of chronic sinusitis patients. This paper aims to determine the effectiveness of the nasal septal mobilization technique with respect to short term and long-term symptoms. Objective: To observe the effect of nasal septal mobilization on relieving the symptoms of chronic sinusitis within the span of 2 months. Method: Subjects were selected on the basis of the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After taking an informed consent from each subject, they were explained the procedure of the technique and the measurement of the symptoms, on the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the chronic sinusitis survey (CSS), was taught. Study design: The study design is a pilot experiment. Result: The study showed significant effect in immediate relief post nasal septal mobilization represented on VAS with p < 0.05. The p value of the data from the chronic sinusitis survey pre was calculated and the p value came out to be 0.09(>0.005), which suggests there was statistically insignificant effect of the technique on the recurrence of symptoms and need of use of medicines. Conclusion: This study concludes that nasal septal mobilization provides immediate pain relief in chronic sinusitis patients, although shows insignificant effect on the recurrence and need of use of medicines.
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Pages:16-19
How to cite this article:
Rajeshree Rathi, Abhijit Satralkar, Sucheta Golhar "Effect of nasal septal mobilization on chronic sinusitis patients: A pilot study". International Journal of Medical and Health Research, Vol 6, Issue 9, 2020, Pages 16-19
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