COMPARISON    OF    TRANSCUTANEOUS    ELECTRICAL    NERVE    STIMULATION    (TENS)    AND        DRY    NEEDLING    (DN)    TREATMENT    ON      CHORNIC LOW BACK PAIN PARTICIPANTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDY S a th i  y a v a ni Dhanakotti * 1 ,   Amit  Hemanani 2 , KrishnaMakwana 3 , khyati Koisa 4 . *1  Vice   Prin c ipa l  , D e p  a rtm e nt of Mus c u l  osk e let a l and Sports  P  h y sio t  h e r a p  y ,  C.U. Shah P h y sio t  h e  r a p  y   Col l  e g e , S  ur e n d  r a n a  g a r,    Guj a r a t,    I ndia. 2  lecturer, Sarvodaya College of Physiotherapy, Kalol, Gandhinagar, Guj a r a t,    I ndia. 3  Physiotherapist, Ahmadabad, Guj a r a t,    I ndia. 4  Physiotherapist, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India. Co rre s p  o nd  i n  g   Autho r :    Dr.   S  a th i  y a v a ni    Dh a n  a kot t  i,   PT.,       Vice    Prin c ipa l  ,   D e p  a rtm e nt   of   Mus c u l  osk e let a l   and   Sports    P  h y sio t  h e r a p  y ,      C.U.   Shah   P h y s  io t  h e r a p  y   Col l  e g e , S  ur e n  dr a n a  g a  r, G uja r a t,    I ndia    –    363001 P  hone   numbe r s: +9 1  - 88 6  6849447 E - Mail:    s a th i  y a v a niphysio@ gmaill .com                           Abstract: Background :   Low   back   pain   (LBP)   is   most   commonly   affects   the   individuals   with   a   lifetime   prevalence   of   60–   70%.   Chronic   low   back   pain   (CLBP)   is   a multidimensional   problem.   There   are   various   treatment   approaches   available   to   CLBP.   Myofacial   trigger   point   was   commonly   found   in   chronic   pain syndrome. Recently, Dry Needling has the more significant emphasis even though other various treatments are available. Objective :   To   compare   the   effectiveness   of   Transcutaneous   electrical   nerve   stimulation   and   Dry   needling   treatment   on   pain,   lumbar   ROM   and   functional disability in chronic low back pain participants. Materials   and   Methods :   A   total   30   chronic   low   back   pain   individuals   were   randomly   assigned   into   three   groups   conventional   physiotherapy   (Control Group),TENS   (Experimental   Group-1);and;   Dry   needling(Experimental   group-2);   n=10   in   each   group.   All   patients   were   treated   for   3weeks   and   improvement was assessed in pain (NPRS) , lumbar range of motion (m.ST) and lumbar functional(m.ODI)used at prior interventions and after 3weeks. Result :   In   this   study   result   showed   that   TENS   group   and   dry   needling(DN)   treatment   group   were   effective   in   all   the   measures   when   compared   to   control group. 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