Effect of Exercises on Pain, Functional Disability and Lumbar Stability in Patients With Low Back Pain

Mahidol University28 enrolled

Overview

The purposes of this study are to compare the effects of core stabilization exercises on pain intensity, functional disability and lumbar stability between using and not using the Swiss ball in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain.

For Patient Registries: The participant was screened for inclusion criteria and was asked to sign the informed consent prior to participate. A randomized control trial was performed with participants randomly divided into one of the two treatment groups: core stabilization exercise with ball and core stabilization exercise without ball by using sealed envelopes.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Exercise

Interventions

exercise with ballOTHER

exercise with ball

exercise without ballOTHER

exercise without ball

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 68 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male and female with low back pain (LBP) \> 3 months 2. Body mass index (BMI) = 18-25 kg/m2 3. Non-specific LBP (pain at the lower lumbar between costal margin but not below gluteal fold) 4. Willing and able to perform exercise programs 5. No cognitive impairment 6. Age at least 19 years Exclusion Criteria: 1. Having experiences in the core stabilization exercise and Swiss ball exercises 2. Past history of back and abdomen surgery 3. Recent fractures of spine, hip or lower limb 4. Current use of steroids or any other drugs for resolving back pain 5. Red flags (fractures, cancer, infection, cauda equine syndrome) 6. Pregnancy 7. Neuromuscular or respiratory disorders 8. Rheumatologic disorders 9. Hip and knee stiffness 10. Pain intensity \> 60 of 100 mm assessed by the VAS

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain scale

a 0-100 mm of horizontal line (Visual analog scale) assessing pain intensity - reported the distance measured in millimeters from the left hand side of this line to the point that participant marked

Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Questionnaire scores of functional disability measure

Thai modified Oswestry Disability Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire

Time frame: 4 weeks

Levels of lumbar stability

isometric abdominal contraction assessing lumbar stability

Time frame: 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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