BACKGROUND: Low back pain is common clinical condition encountered in a day to day physiotherapy practice. Very few author has so far documented the efficacy of self neural mobilization, but no literature available SNM during intermittent pelvic traction. Hence to find out the effect of same this study is done. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Pre and post test experimental design, Physiotherapy Out Patient Department, MADHA Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, Kundrathur 600069. PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTION: 30 subjects, two IPT protocol (with and without self neural mobilization). PROCEDURE: 30 subjects were randomly sampled and divided into 2 groups (group A and B). Group A received only IPT (20 minutes, 20 seconds hold time, 5 seconds rest time) whereas group B received IPT and self neural mobilization (active ankle plantar and dorsiflexion movements) (only during rest time). RESULTS: Were analyzed with visual analogue scale, Oswestry Disability Index, when comparing the pre test and post test values of VAS and ODI there is significant difference at 95% interval (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Self neural mobilization during intermittent pelvic traction is effective in reducing low back pain.

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