Virtual Reality in Surgery: Double Blind, Randomized Clinical Trial of Pain Control and Augmented Satisfaction

Introduction: Virtual reality (VR) utilizing a head-mounted display allows viewers to immerse themselves in a virtual environment. This technology may be useful in attenuating pain and anxiety and reducing patient subjective stress as well as objective physiological increase in heart rate and blood pressure. Aside from the improved experience, physiological stress is reduced which results in improved patient outcomes. Patients and methods: Eligible participants were all adults aged 18 or over who had non craniofacial lesions requiring minor surgery. A total of 99 adult patients who were capable of independent consent were randomized to receive a virtual reality experience (VR) or standard music distraction (no VR). Patients were recruited for the study during their office visit when scheduling minor procedure surgery. This was a single center, double-blind, controlled study conducted at Guthrie Clinic Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania between March 2019 to January 2020 (pre-pandemic). Ethics approval for this study was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the Guthrie Clinic. Results: The change in systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and heart rate (HR) significantly decreased from pre-procedure to mid-procedure in the VR group compared with standard. Herein our results are presented. Conclusions: Reductions in intraprocedural SBP, DBP and HR can be achieved when using VR. Although subjective reporting of pain and anxiety were not different between groups, VR significantly improves patient satisfaction compared with non VR standards.

Current protocol to achieve dental movement acceleration and pain control with Photo-biomodulation

When designing a study on dental movement acceleration or pain control during orthodontic treatment,it is crucial to consider effective parameters.The objective of this editorial is to compile the most effective parameters supported by evidence that should be considered in future studies to achieve complete parameter homogenization.The protocol currently recommended to homogenize the parameters and facilitate the development of further meta-analysis in terms of acceleration of movement and pain control in orthodontics is Wavelength:810 nm,2.2 J per surface,0.1 W in continuous mode/0.1 W average power in a superpulsed,sweeping movement,1mm from the mucosa,22 seconds along the vestibular surface and 22 seconds along the lingual surface,the recommended speed of movement is 2 mm/sec,1 application during each orthodontic control,to achieve dental movement acceleration and repeat the dose at 24 h to ensure pain elimination.The energy density and power density will depend on the spot size used in the equipment and the distance from the mucosa.It will strengthen the evidence of photobiomodulation as the best therapy to accelerate tooth movement and at the same time control the pain produced by orthodontic treatments.

Cognition and Sociodemographic Determinants for Effective Pain Control in Patients with Cancer Pain: a Cross-sectional Survey in China

This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate cancer patients'cognitive level of pain control and to evaluate the patient-related factors or barriers to effective cancer pain management in China.In seven tertiary hospitals across China,372 patients experiencing cancer pain were surveyed through a self-designed questionnaire to assess the factors associated with effective pain control.Patients'demographic data and pain control-related factors were recorded.Cluster sampling and binary logistic regression models were used to investigate the association between predictive factors and effective pain control.The survey showed that the majority of the patients were more than 45 years old(76.3%),and 64.4%had an average annual income of more than 20000 RMB.One-third of the patients suffered from cancer pain for more than 3 months,and 75.1%received professional guidance during medication.The barriers to pain control for patients included preference to enduring pain and refusing analgesics(62.9%),negligence towards drug usage(28.5%),concerns about the addiction(48.2%)and adverse reaction(56.4%).The average annual family income,pro fessional guidance,knowledge of pain medication,adherence to analgesics,and concerns about addiction to analgesics were significantly correlated to the effect of patients'pain control.The study presents major barriers to optimal pain control among patients with cancer in China.Our findings suggest that educational programs and medical insurance reimbursement support from the government are urgently needed to overcome the cognitive barriers toward effective pain management and to relieve the economic burden among patients with cancer pain in China.

Perioperative pain control after total knee arthroplasty: An evidence based review of the role of peripheral nerve blocks

Over the last decades,the number of total knee arthroplasty procedures performed in the United States has been increasing dramatically.This very successful intervention,however,is associated with significant postoperative pain,and adequate postoperative analgesia is mandatory in order to allow for successful rehabilitation and recovery.The use of regional anesthesia and peripheral nerve blocks has facilitated and improved this goal.Many different approaches and techniques for peripheral nerve blockades,either landmark or,more recently,ultrasound guided have been described over the last decades.This includes but is not restricted to techniques discussed in this review.The introduction of ultrasound has improved many approaches to peripheral nerves either in success rate and/or time to block.Moreover,ultrasound has enhanced the safety of peripheral nerve blocks due to immediate needle visualization and as consequence needle guidance during the block.In contrast to patient controlled analgesia using opioids,patients with a regional anesthetic technique suffer from fewer adverse events and show higher patient satisfaction;this is important as hospital rank-ings and advertisement have become more common worldwide and many patients use these factors in order to choose a certain institution for a specific procedure.This review provides a short overview of currently used regional anesthetic and analgesic techniques focusing on related implications,considerations and outcomes.

A randomized double blind controlled trial comparing Ibuprofen versus Ibuprofen plus Acetaminophen plus Caffeine for pain control after impacted third molar surgery

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like Ibupro- fen alleviate mild to moderate postoperative pain caused by the third molar extractions. Moreover, Acetaminophen is a non-opioid analgesic with anti-pyretic properties, effective in relieving mild to moderate pain. On the other hand, recent studies have demonstrated that Caffeine also acts as an analgesic adjuvant when combined with Acetaminophen, Aspirin, or their mixture. The objective of study is to compare the efficacy of a combination of Ibuprofen 200 mg and Acetaminophen 325 mg plus Caffeine 40 mg with Ibuprofen 400 mg alone for relieving the pain after surgical removal of impacted mandibular third molar. 80 adult patients (56 females, 24 males) were randomly placed into two groups. Preoperative pain recorded prior to the surgery and compare with patients’ pain after the operation. According to findings, there was no significant relationship between preoperative and postoperative pain (P value > 0.05) and also between surgical trauma and postoperative pain (P value > 0.05). The mean pain showed a slight numerical superiority for the group which used Ibu-profen plus Acetaminophen plus Caffeine especially 3hours after surgery, but there was no significant difference between the two groups (P value = 0.073). In conclusion, combination of Ibuprofen plus aceta-minophen plus caffeine does not offer any clinical advantages compared with Ibuprofen for alleviating acute postoperative pain after third molar surgeries.

Pain management in acute musculoskeletal injury: Effect of opioid vs nonopioid medications

BACKGROUND The use of opioids for pain is linked to an increased risk of developing opioid use disorder,and has resulted in the emergence of the opioid crisis over the last few years.AIM The systematic review question is“How does the use of opioid medications in pain management,compared with non-opioid medications,affect pain intensity over the short,intermediate,and long-term in adults with acute traumatic pain?”.METHODS The protocol was prospectively registered on the International Prospective Re-gister of Systematic Reviews:CRD42021279639.Medline and Google Scholar were electronically searched for controlled peer-reviewed studies published in full,with the PICO framework:P:Adult patients with traumatic injuries,I:Opioid medications,C:Non-opioid medi-cations,O:A minimum clinically important difference(MCID)in pain.RESULTS After full-text screening,we included 14 studies in the qualitative synthesis.Of these 14 studies,12 were rando-mized clinical trials(RCTs)and 2 were pseudo-RCTs with a total of 2347 patients enrolled.There was heteroge-neity in both medication utilized and outcome in these studies;only two studies were homogeneous regarding the type of study conducted,the opioid used,its comparator,and the outcome explored.The MCID was evaluated in 8 studies,while in 6 studies,any measured pain reduction was considered as an outcome.In 11 cases,the setting of care was the Emergency Department;in 2 cases,care occurred out-of-hospital;and in one case,the setting was not well-specified.The included studies were found to have a low-moderate risk of bias.CONCLUSION Non-opioids can be considered an alternative to opioids for short-term pain management of acute musculoskeletal injury.Intravenous ketamine may cause more adverse events than other routes of administration.

RANDOMIZED CONTROL STUDY ON DEPRESSION INDUCED BY CHRONIC PAIN TREATED WITH ACUPUNCTURE

Objective To study and verify the efficacy of acupuncture on depression caused by chronic pain and to further analyze the advantages of acupuncture. Methods According to random number table, the cases were randomized into experimental group and western medicine group, treated with acupuncture and antidepression drug （deanxit） respectively. Hamilton Depressive Scale （HAMD） and Visual Analogue Scale （VAS） were adopted for the evaluation before treatment and in the 1, 2 and 4 weeks after treatment in two groups successively. Results ① Very significant differences had been achieved on the comparisons of HAMD, VAS and HAMD reducing rate before and after treatment in experimental group （P 〈 0.01）. Very significant differences had been achieved in the comparisons of HAMD, VAS and HAMD reducing rate before and after treatment in western medicine group （P 〈 0.01 ）. ③Significant differences in HAMD reducing rate^＊ and VAS score^＊ ＊ had been achieved in the comparison between experiment group and western medicine group 1 week after treatment （^＊ P〈0.01, ^＊ ＊ P〈0.05）. ④ The significant differences had not been received in HAMD, VAS score and HAMD reducing rate in 2 and 4 weeks after treatment in the comparison between experimental group and western medicine group （P 〉0.05）. ⑤ No any harmful effect happened in experimental group after treatment, but it happened in western medicine group. Conclusion Both acupuncture and deanxit have achieved the definite therapeutic effects on depression caused by chronic pain, with similar efficacy. But the effects of acupuncture are obtained more quickly. In comparison of western medicine, acupuncture has no side and harmful effect. Additionally, acupuncture applies the multi-targeting and holistic modulation to the whole body.

Preoperative Pain Management of Patients with Hip Fractures: Blind Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block Compared to Ultrasound Guided Femoral Nerve Block—A Randomized Controlled Trial

Introduction: Blind fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) and ultrasound guided femoral nerve block (FNB) are two types of peripheral nerve blocks, commonly used in preoperative pain management in patients with hip fractures in Danish emergency departments. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy in pain management of these two types of peripheral nerve blocks in the preoperative period in patients with hip fractures. Method: We performed a randomized controlled study. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients with a numeric rating scale (NRS) pain score equal to three or less at rest and after passive leg raise test three hours after block administration. Results: A total of 88 patients were included in the study and 67 patients in the statistical analysis with 33 in the FICB group and 34 in the FNB group. The results showed a significant reduction in the proportion of patients with an NRS score higher than three, three hours after administration of either FICB or FNB compared to at inclusion. There was no significant difference in pain scores between patients receiving FICB versus patients receiving FNB at rest or after passive leg raise (p = 0.25 and p = 0.86, respectively). Conclusion: Blind FICB and ultrasound guided FNB were effective in preoperative pain management in patients with hip fractures. The results showed that the two types of peripheral nerve blocks were equally efficient in providing pain management in the preoperative period.

Control of pain with topical plant medicines

Pain is normally treated with oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents and opioids. These drugs are dangerous and are responsible for many hospitalizations and deaths. It is much safer to use topical preparations made from plants to treat pain, even severe pain. Topical preparations must contain compounds that penetrate the skin, inhibit pain receptors such as transient receptor potential cation channels and cyclooxygenase-2, to relieve pain. Inhibition of pain in the skin disrupts the pain cycle and avoids exposure of internal organs to large amounts of toxic compounds. Use of topical pain relievers has the potential to save many lives, decrease medical costs and improve therapy.

Risk Factors of Low Back Pain among the Chinese Occupational Population:A Case-control Study

Objective To explore the risk factors of low back pain among the Chinese occupational population in several major industries. Methods A total of 7200 subjects （3600 cases and 3600 controls） were randomly sampled from a cross-sectional study, and they were investigated for individual and occupational factors of low back pain. The potential risk factors were first selected by using chi-square tests. Secondly, collinearity diagnosis proceeded by using the Kendall＇s rank correlation. Finally, binary logistic regression model was used for multi-factor analysis. Results Collinearity diagnosis showed that there was a severe collinearity problem among the potential risk factors of low back pain. Logistic regression model included 20 variables with statistical significance. Bending neck forward or holding neck in a forward posturefor long periods （0R=1.408） was the most important risk factor inducing low back pain in this study, followed by bending heavily with the trunk （0R=1.402）, carrying out identical work almost for the whole day （0R=1.340）. Additionally, suHicient normal break was a protective factor of low back pain. Conclusion Low back pain among the Chinese occupational population was associated with body height, occupation, work organization, physical work, working posture, and others. All these risk factors could be regarded as the indicators of low back pain, and some relevant preventive measures should be taken to reduce low back pain risk.

Effect of Knee Valgus Angle during Single Leg Squat and Horizontal Hop for Distance in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain and Controls

Background: Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is considered one of the most common dysfunctions of the lower extremities. Faulty lower limb mechanics and increased of knee valgus on loaded tasks are believed to play an important role in the development of PFP. Objective: To figure out if male PFP patients during single leg horizontal hop for distance and squat with greater knee valgus than controls, and if the nature of the task changes the angles of knee valgus. Methods: Twenty males with unilateral PFP formed the patient group and forty-five asymptomatic males formed the control group. Two dimensional (2-D) frontal plane projection angle (FPPA) was used during single leg squatting and horizontal hop for distance tasks. Results: For the single leg squat, the mean of 6.96°, 9.80°, 15.04° was reported in the control, PFP asymptomatic knee, and PFP symptomatic knee, respectively. For the single leg horizontal hop for distance, the mean of 11.63°, 13.72°, 19.17° was reported in the control, PFP asymptomatic knee, and PFP symptomatic knee, respectively. These differences were significant (p < 0.002) for both tasks. Conclusions: Patients with PFP represented with greater knee valgus angle than what was found in either their asymptomatic limb or in the control group.

Quality Control of Postoperative Acute Pain Service

To establish an effective method of continuous quality control of acute pain service, a retrospective study on incident reporting during postoperative anal-gesia period was conducted. Incidents were reported and analyzed in 1507 patients who received epidural postoperative analgesia, and the results of satisfaction of pain relief was compared with those of incident analysis. In this study, an incident was defined as any factor that might or had affected patient's safety during analgesia period. Our results showed that 1203 incidents were reported in 641 of 1507 patients, of which 122 incidents were critical. 78. 3 % of all incidents were detect-ed by acute pain service stuff. The most common incidents included complica-tions, insufficient analgesia and problems with delivery circuits. Human factors were involved in 28. 9 % of the incidents, most being associated with technical failure due to unskillfu1ness, poor communications between APS stuff and pa-tients and lack of cooperation with surgeons and nurses. The general satisfactionrate of the patients was 90. 8 %. There was a very significant difference between the satisfaction of the patients who suffered from incidents and who did not (P<t0.001). It is concluded that incidents affect the satisfaction of the patients who received postoperative pain relief. Incident reporting is a more effective method for quality control of acute pain service.

肩部控制训练联合神经松动术对脑卒中偏瘫患者肩痛及上肢功能的效果

目的观察肩部控制训练基础上联合神经松动术治疗脑卒中偏瘫患者肩痛的效果。方法2020年1月至2021年11月,南通市第二人民医院脑卒中偏瘫患者43例,随机分为对照组(n=21)和治疗组(n=22)。对照组采用肩部控制训练,治疗组加用神经松动术。治疗前、治疗4周后,采用疼痛数字表法(NRS)和Fugl-Meyer评定量表上肢部分(FMA-UE)进行评定。结果对照组脱落1例,治疗组脱落2例。两组治疗后NRS和FMA-UE评分显著改善(|t|>7.898,P<0.001),且治疗组优于对照组(|t|>2.337,P<0.05)。结论肩部控制训练联合神经松动术能显著缓解脑卒中偏瘫患者的肩痛,改善其上肢运动功能。

盐酸度洛西汀联合标准镇痛对腰椎融合术病人疼痛控制效果和改善预后生活质量的临床分析

目的探讨盐酸度洛西汀联合标准镇痛对腰椎融合术病人疼痛控制及生活质量的改善效果。方法前瞻性选择2019年5月~2020年12月在我院行腰椎融合术治疗的病人106例,按随机数字表法分为观察组(54例)与对照组(52例)。对照组术后给予标准镇痛,观察组给予标准镇痛联合盐酸度洛西汀镇痛。比较两组术后疼痛程度、镇痛药物使用情况(术后镇痛泵首次按压时间、术后48小时镇痛泵有效按压次数)、心理情绪、生活质量改善情况及不良反应发生情况。结果观察组术后1天、术后3天和术后7天静息时视觉模拟评分法(VAS)分别为(4.19±0.78)分、(2.84±0.61)分和(1.73±0.42)分,对照组分别为(5.24±0.80)分、(3.51±0.57)分和(2.49±0.56)分,两组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。观察组术后镇痛泵首次按压时间为(12.33±2.34)小时,术后48小时镇痛泵有效按压次数为(3.78±0.92)次,对照组分别为(7.61±0.85)小时,(10.44±3.27)次,两组比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。观察组术后7天、14天心理情绪焦虑自评量表(SAS)分别为(52.44±6.71)分、(37.85±6.49)分,抑郁自评量表(SDS)评分分别为(51.16±5.43)分、(35.64±5.36)分,对照组分别为(57.39±6.43)分、(42.66±5.25)分,(55.37±5.25)分、(40.18±5.22)分,两组比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05);观察组术后4周生活质量量表(SF-36)评分为(83.44±6.72)分,对照组为(78.63±5.11)分,两组比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。观察组术后不良反应发生率(7.41%)比对照组(21.15%)低,两组比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。结论腰椎融合术病人术后应用标准镇痛联合盐酸度洛西汀镇痛能有效提升镇痛效果,减少阿片类药物使用,改善负面情绪及生活质量,降低术后不良反应发生率。

术后患者自控镇痛:北京协和医院30年临床管理经验

术后疼痛严重影响患者的康复进程,从而导致住院时间延长,照护成本增加。合理应用患者自控镇痛装置可有效缓解围术期急性疼痛。北京协和医院于1994年引入患者自控镇痛技术,并于2004年成立了急性疼痛服务工作组,以麻醉医生为指导、手术室疼痛专科护士为基础,联合实施基于患者自控镇痛的全流程、规范化管理,并不断改进和创新工作方法,为术后疼痛管理的发展奠定了坚实基础。本文从临床工作重点、护理管理经验、疼痛治疗理念的推广与传播、新形势下急性疼痛服务模式的发展等方面对该项工作进行系统回顾与总结,以期为全面加强患者诊疗过程中的疼痛管理、提升患者围术期镇痛服务满意度提供有价值的参考。

电针治疗慢性前列腺炎/慢性盆腔疼痛综合征的有效性和安全性:17项随机对照试验的系统评价和meta分析

目的:近年来,大量随机对照试验(RCT)显示电针治疗慢性前列腺炎/慢性骨盆疼痛综合征(CP/CPPS)有效。尽管如此,电针治疗CP/CPPS的临床证据尚未建立。因此,本研究系统评价了电针治疗CP/CPPS的疗效和安全性。方法:计算机检索CNKI、Wanfang Data、VIP、CBM、PubMed、Cochrane Library、Web of Science和Embase数据库中包括电针或联合治疗CP/CPPS的随机对照试验(RCT)。检索时限从建库至2024年8月。二分类资料用风险比(RR)表示,连续资料用均值差(MD)表示,均有95%置信区间(CI)。使用Revman (v.5.4)软件进行数据分析。每项研究的证据质量采用GRADE证据评估体系进行评估。结果:共纳入17项随机对照试验。实验组包括电针疗法、电针联合药物治疗、电针联合其他疗法(药物熏蒸)。对照组采用西医治疗或中药治疗。meta分析结果显示,电针治疗的临床有效率显著高于西医或单纯中药治疗[RR=1.25,95%CI (1.18~1.32),P<0.05],NIH-CPSI评分显著降低[MD=-4.56,95%CI (-5.01~-4.11),P<0.05],疼痛评分、排尿评分和生活质量评分均有显著改善,最大尿流率和平均尿流率增加。而且电针也不会增加不良反应的可能性。结论:中等质量的证据表明,电针作为CP/CPPS患者的补充和替代疗法是有益的,并且在改善患者的NIH-CPSI症状评分方面具有显著优势。然而,由于本研究的局限性,还需要高质量、大样本、多中心的RCT来进一步验证本研究的结果。

不同分娩体位对初产妇巨大儿分娩结局的影响

目的:探究不同分娩体位对初产妇巨大儿分娩结局的影响。方法:纳入2021年1月至2023年1月于本医院进行分娩的初产妇(合并巨大儿)70例为研究对象进行回顾性研究,2021年1月至2022年1月按方便抽样法抽取35例产妇为对照组,2022年2月至2023年1月按方便抽样法抽取35例产妇为观察组。比较两组产妇分娩时间等。结果:与对照组相比,观察组产妇分娩时间缩短,会阴撕裂度降低(P<0.05)。观察组分娩控制量表(LAS)评分、新生儿Apgar评分高于对照组(P<0.05)。观察组疼痛评定指数(PRI)评分、现实疼痛强度(PPI)评分及视觉模拟评分法(VAS)评分、总出血率低于对照组(P<0.05)。结论:对合并巨大儿的初产妇第二产程进行俯卧位分娩方式结局较好,产程时间缩短,分娩控制感较好,疼痛感减轻,改善母婴不良结局。

Clinical Trial Protocol: Randomized Controlled Trial of Cancer Pain Monitoring System (CAPAMOS) in Patients with Advanced Cancer

Purpose: This randomized controlled trial (RCT) protocol was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Cancer Pain Monitoring System (CAPAMOS), a telenursing system designed to alleviate pain in ambulatory patients with advanced cancer. Methods: The study design involved a randomized controlled trial consisting of an intervention group using CAPAMOS and a control group that received usual care. At the time of enrollment, both groups will be given a questionnaire regarding issues, such as concerns related to cancer pain and self-management of opioid medication. Patients will then receive pain relief education based on the results of the questionnaire. Subjects in the control group will receive a pain diary and pain-relief pamphlet that acts as an educational tool. They could also call the outpatient clinic if they wanted to ask for a nursing consultation. The intervention group will be able to use CAPAMOS to manage their pain and receive video consultation with a telenurse, who is an oncology nursing specialist. Educational tools will be built into CAPAMOS. The study will be conducted for one month. The primary endpoint of this study was to calculate the Japanese Brief Pain Inventory score. The secondary endpoints were to assess the opioid medication self-management, Barriers Questionnaire, Japanese EuroQol 5-dimensions 5-level, and economic evaluation. Assessment items will be evaluated at registration and 2 and 4 weeks after registration. Conclusions: A RCT based on this protocol is expected to validate the efficacy of telenursing using CAPAMOS in patients with advanced cancer and pain.

运动控制训练对女大学生髌股关节痛的影响研究

目的:评价运动控制训练(MCE)对女大学生髌股关节痛(PFP)的疗效。为PFP的治疗提供理论依据。方法:将36名受试者随机分为实验组(MCE组)和对照组,各18人。对照组进行假干预。实验组进行MCE。每周训练3次,共6周。分别在干预前和干预后记录单腿深蹲(SLS)时的臀中肌和臀大肌肌电均方根以及动态膝外翻角(DKV)数据,评估膝关节Lysholm量表、视觉模拟评分(VAS)及Y平衡。结果:干预6周后,对照组各项指标均无显著性变化(P>0.05);MCE组各项指标除Y平衡的后外侧、后内侧最大伸展距离无统计学变化,其余各指标均有显著性改善(P<0.05);MCE组除Y平衡外,各项指标均优于对照组(P<0.05)。结论:MCE可以增强PFP女大学生臀部肌肉激活、降低DKV角,改善下肢姿势控制、减轻疼痛和提高膝关节功能。

Comparing the Effectiveness of Motor Control Exercises versus Mckenzie Exercises for Work Related Back Pain

Background: Work related low back pain has been identified as a one of the most costly disorders among the worldwide working population. This condition was highly prevalent that approximately 85% patients having back pain were brought on by prolonged sitting. With the rapid development of modern technology, sitting has now become the most common posture in today’s work- place. Idea of using motor control learning approach provides the optimal control and coordination of the spine. The McKenzie evaluation was received using repeated movements and sustained positions. Therefore high quality randomized clinical trial was required to compare the effectiveness of these treatments for work related low back pain. Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of motor control exercises and McKenzie exercises in reducing pain and disability in work related low back pain. Method: The study included 40 subjects with work related low back pain due to prolonged sitting. They were randomly allocated into two groups (Group A and Group B). Group A was treated with motor control exercises and group B was treated with McKenzie exercises for 4 weeks. Results: Both the groups have shown statically significant improvement in vas with p < 0.0001 and ODI with p < 0.0001. When the comparison was done after the 4 weeks, the percentage of improvement in group A was much higher than Group B. Conclusion: The study concluded that motor control exercises have shown statically and clinically significant improvement in reducing pain and disability when compared to McKenzie exercises among work related low back pain subjects.