Effects of Strengthening and Stretching Exercises on Pain and ROM of Trunkin Females with Low Back Pain: A pilot study
Keywords:
Strengthening exercise, Stretching exercise, Low back pain, Lumbopelvic musclesAbstract
This research aimed to investigate the effect of the strengthening and stretching exercises of lumbopelvic muscles and also to examine the effect of this exercises on lower back pain and movements of the trunk. Female subjects aged between 20-30 years were recruited, 9 people received an exercise program to increase strengthening of abdominal muscle, focusing on transversusabdominis muscle and gluteus muscle together with exercise to increase the flexibility of iliopsoas and back muscles for 4 weeks. Lower back pain level, ROM of trunk, strength, and flexibility of lumbopelvic muscles were measured before and after they received an exercise programs. The data obtained were statistically calculated using Wilcoxon signed-rank test, median, and interquartile range. The results showed that their lower back pain significantly decreased (p < 0.05). The strength of transversusabdominis, gluteus, the flexibility of the iliopsoas, and back muscles including the ROM of trunk were increased significantly (p < 0.05). To summarize, it may be concluded that two types of exercise programs to increase strength and flexibility of all 4 groups of lumbopelvicmuscles can reduce lower back pain, increase the ROM of trunk, strength, and flexibility of muscles in participants with lower back pain in 4 weeks.
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