IJPR.2025.144
Type of Article: Original Research
Volume 13; Issue 4 (November 2025)
Page No.: 4919-4924
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijpr.2025.144
Effect of Transdermal Magnesium Oil Application along with Conventional Protocol verses Conventional Protocol on Kinesiophobia in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients.
Khyati Thakker *1, Mansi Bhartiya 2, Ali Irani 3.
*1 Post Graduate Student, Department of Physiotherapy, Nanavati Hospital, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, SVKM’s NMIMS University (deemed to be), Vile Parle, Mumbai, India.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, SVKM’s NMIMS University (deemed to be), Vile Parle, Mumbai, India.
3 Head of Department, Nanavati Max Super Specialty Hospital, Vile Parle, Mumbai, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Khyati Thakker (PT), MPT (Ortho & Sports), Post Graduate Student, Department of Physiotherapy, Nanavati Hospital, Sunandan Divatia School of Science, SVKM’s NMIMS University (deemed to be), Vile Parle, Mumbai, India. E-Mail: khyatithakkery2k@gmail.com ORCiD: 0009-0008-8116-7457
ABSTRACT
Background: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder that profoundly impacts mobility, everyday activities, and overall quality of life. Effective rehabilitation for individuals with CLBP is significantly hampered by kinesiophobia, or the fear of movement brought on by pain-related anxiety. Magnesium is essential for neuromuscular function and has helped relax muscles and minimize pain. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of transdermal magnesium oil administration, when combined with conventional physiotherapy, on pain, motion, muscle activation, disability, and kinesiophobia in patients with CLBP.
Methods: A comparative study involving 30 participants, divided into 2 groups of 15 each. Group A (Conventional group) received steam and traditional exercises. Group B (Experimental group) received moist heat in the form of steam, followed by transdermal Magnesium oil application and traditional exercises. The intervention consisted of 12 sessions over 2 weeks. Conventional exercises included lower-limb strengthening, pelvic tilts, glute bridges, crunches, lower abdominal strengthening, dead bug, and therapy ball strengthening to improve flexibility, mobility, and stability of the spine and surrounding musculature. Outcome measures like Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK), EMG peak value for lumbar extensor activation, and lumbar and pelvic mobility were assessed pre-intervention and post-intervention for both groups, and the data were analysed using SPSS software Version 29.
Result: Both groups demonstrated improvement in all the outcome measures post-intervention; however, the experimental group showed significant improvement in lumbar flexion range, NPRS on activity, TSK score, ODI, and EMG peak values.
Conclusion: In patients with CLBP, the combination of transdermal magnesium oil and conventional physiotherapy resulted in significant reductions in Kinesiophobia. These results provide validity to the apparent benefit of transdermal magnesium supplementation for the treatment of CLBP.
Key Words: Chronic Low Back Pain, Kinesiophobia, Magnesium oil, Muscle activation.
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