Effects of Thoracolumbar Stabilization Versus Spinal Decompression Exercises on Maigne's Syndrome

Each exercise session was performed for 30 minutes, with 3 sessions per week. 1. st Week, Isolated contraction of transverse abdominis and lumbar multifidus training was performed with 2 sets of 10 repetition, 10 second hold each time and rest period of 5 min. 2. nd week, co-contraction of transverse abdominis and multifidus in sitting and lying position was performed with 2 sets of 10 repetition, 10 second hold each time and rest period of 5 min. 3. rd week, co-contraction of transverse abdominis and multifidus in quadruped and standing position was performed with 2 sets of 10 repetition, 10 second hold each time and rest period of 5 min.

The exercise session was performed for 30 minutes, with 3 sessions per week In 1st week , patient performed pelvic tilt (lying), cat-cow stretch, thoracic extension on folded towel, child pose and plank . Each exercise was performed with 3 sets of 12 reps with 5-6 sec hold, with a rest of 30 sec In 2nd week, patient performed pelvic tilt (sitting) , cat cow stretch, thoracic extension on foam roller, child pose with side stretch and plank. . Each exercise was performed with 3 sets of 12 reps with 5-6 sec hold, with a rest of 30 sec. In 3rd week, patient performed pelvic tilt ( standing ), cat cow stretch, thoracic extension on gym ball, child pose with passive stretch and side plank. . Each exercise was performed with 3 sets of 12 reps with 5-6 sec hold, with a rest of 30 sec.