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Effects of Core Stability Exercises on Lower Back Pain and Quality of Life in Post-menopausal Women.
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Core Stability exercises group and Traditional low back physical therapy group for Backache, Low. Completed, enrolled 24 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Low back pain, postural dysfunction, loss of balance control and stability are musculoskeletal changes that occur over life span due to aging process and are inevitable. Core stability exercises are an effective means to counteract these changes.The study was executed with initially n=35 subjects selected as per proposal, but only n=24 subjects completed the study with n=14 in experimental group and n=10 in control group. Experimental group received core stability exercises and control group received conventional physical therapy treatment for 12 weeks. Baseline assessment was done, then at 6 week and again at end of intervention.Following outcome measures were used in study Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS), Utain quality of life (UQOL), Oswestry disability index (ODI), manual muscle testing (MMT) flexion and extension. Data was analysed using Statistical package for social sciences SPSS- 21.
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Interventions
Core Stability Exercises were given in addition to the traditional physical therapy treatment as given to the control group. It included moist heat pack (10mins), Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (10 min), and strengthening regimen (2 sets with 15 isometric repetitions each).
The control group was given traditional low backache physical therapy management such as moist heat pack, TENS, and strengthening regimen (2 sets with 15 isometric repetitions each)