Résumé

Introduction: Physiotherapy is a common non-pharmacological approach for the management of low back pain. Our objective was to study the contribution of physiotherapy in the manage-ment of chronic low back pain in soldiers at the Armed Forces Medical and Surgical Center of Bamako (CMCA B). Methodology: This was a prospective longitudinal study from January 1 to December 31, 2024. It concerned all soldiers treated at the physiotherapy unit at the Armed Forces Medical and Sur-gical Center in Bamako for chronic low back pain. The sampling was exhaustive. Data were captured and analyzed using Excel and SPSS version 25. The anonymity and confidentiality of the participants were respected. Results: in total we found a frequency of 28.38% of chronic low back pain. The mean age was 37 years with extremes of 21 and 69 years. The male sex accounted for 62% of the cases. They were married in 67% of cases. In terms of military rank, non-commissioned officers were the most represented with 67.89% of cases. The majority of patients had more than 10 years of ex-perience with 54.2%. The positive impact of physiotherapy was highlighted, which made it pos-sible to go from 0% and 28.4% of patients with total and severe dependence to 33.94% and 11.93% of mild and total dependence respectively. Conclusion: physiotherapy remains essential in the effective management of chronic low back pain.

Mot-clés :

Physiotherapy, Management, Chronic Low Back Pain, Military, Mali