Publisher's Synopsis
ABSTRACT: Sciatica can be considered as a referred pain syndrome in which the pain is reported in the lower limb in the absence of any local disturbance. Much conventional physiotherapy have been used to manage sciatica but the effect of nerve flossing technique (NFT) in the management of sciatica is yet to be investigated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of sciatic nerve mobilization in the management of sciatica. A randomized controlled trial design, involving 18 participants from National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities (CNRPH) in Yaounde -Cameroun, with sciatica were randomly assigned into two groups: group A (Experimental group) received NFT combined with conventional physiotherapy and group B(control group) received only conventional physiotherapy. The outcome was assessed in terms of Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Range of Motion (hip flexion range), Modified Roland Questionnaire (MRQ).The result revealed that, both groups were had statistically significant improvement in NPRS score (p
