Articles Vol. 66 No. VoL 66. English Version No 1, 2025 15/08/2025

30. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN AND JOINT PAIN PATIENTS OF LEVEL 2 FIELD HOSPITAL NO. 6

Duc Tran Anh1,2, Quan Mai The1, Dung Le Tien1, Khanh Duong Duc1, Anh Hoang Thi Quynh1, Chau Hoang Thi Minh1, Nghia Le Thi1, Trung Tran Quang1, Hoang Nguyen Huy1, Nga Nguyen Thi1, Huong Tran Thi Thanh1, Kien Tran Trung1, Cong Nguyen Sy1, Tuyen Nong Ngoc1, Nhung Mai Thi Trang1
1 Level-2 Field Hospital No. 6
2 Vietnam Military Medical University
Corresponding author: dr.thequan@gmail.com
DOI: 10.52163/yhc.v66ienglish.2775
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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of physiotherapy in managing musculoskeletal and joint pain at Vietnam’s Level 2 Field Hospital No. 6.

Subjects and Methods: A total of 109 outpatients with musculoskeletal or joint pain were enrolled and treated with physiotherapy, involving at least three of the following techniques: shortwave therapy, therapeutic ultrasound, electrical stimulation, acupuncture, and infrared light therapy. Each patient underwent a minimum of 10 treatment sessions. Pain levels were assessed using the Visual Pain Scale (VPS) at three time points: Day 0 (baseline), Day 5, and Day 10.

Results: Pain levels significantly decreased over time, with mean VPS scores reducing from 6.34 ± 1.77 (Day 0) to 4.09 ± 1.41 (Day 5), and further to 1.21 ± 1.13 (Day 10) (p < 0.001 for all comparisons). No adverse effects were reported.

Conclusion: Multimodal physiotherapy proved to be an effective and safe approach in alleviating musculoskeletal and joint pain in the resource-constrained setting of a field hospital.

Keywords
Physiotherapy musculoskeletal pain joint pain field hospital multimodal therapy.
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