Thirty male and female hypertension patients with chronic mechanical non-specific low back pain were included in this randomized controlled study conducted at the Ababa Private Physical Therapy Center in Beni-Seuf, Egypt. They were randomly assigned into two equal groups; the study group A control (n = 15) had a supervised conventional core stability, while the study group B (n = 15) received a home exercise program. In both groups' patients had evaluations before and after their six-week course of therapy. Modified-modified Schober test was used to assess the active back range of motion (ROM), Arabic version of Oswestry disability index (ODI) was utilized to evaluate functional disability, and visual analog scale (VAS) was used to measure pain.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
30
Patients in group B were taught the core stability exercise in the first visit they received Arabic printed booklet for exercise description repetitions with diagrams in addition to Arabic illustration videos, they received a weekly telephone call to ensure their compliance to the exercise \& motivation.
supervised conventional core stability exercise
Faculty of physical therapy
Giza, Egypt
Assessment of pain
Pain was assessed using the visual analog scale
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Assessment of lumbar flexion range of motion
performed by modified modified schober test
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
Assessment of functional disability
performed by Oswestry disability questionnaire version 2.0
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
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