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The Effect of Core Stability Training on Deep Stabilizing Muscles.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain, Postural
Interventions
Other: Core stability training
Registration Number
NCT04554563
Lead Sponsor
Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
Brief Summary

Non-specific low back pain is the most cause of adult disability throughout life. Its prevalence widens in young adults. Background of this pathology can be multifactorial. One of the most common is poor core stability and overloading of the local tissues as a result.

Among treatment methods stabilizing training is commonly used with good effects. This form of therapy affects the transverse abdomen and multifidus muscles. To assess these structures several methods can be applied, e.g. sonofeedback.

Our hypothesis claims that the core muscles morphology will change over the training process duration, in result, the analgesic effect will be achieved.

Detailed Description

Non-specific low back pain is the most cause of adult disability throughout life. Its prevalence widens in young adults. Background of this pathology can be multifactorial. One of the most common is poor core stability and overloading of the local tissues as a result.

Among treatment methods stabilizing training is commonly used with good effects. This form of therapy affects the transverse abdomen (TrA) and multifidus (MF) muscles. To assess these structures several methods can be applied, e.g. sonofeedback.

All participants will be randomly divided into two groups:

1. Training group (TG)

2. Control group (CG)

Outcome measure:

Pre- and post-therapy outcome measure will be done. It will include:

* ultrasound (sonofeedback) of the TrA and MF

* Oswestry Disability Index questionnaire (ODI)

* subjective pain scale - Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)

Intervention:

Core stability training including 4 exercise positions, each of 15 repetitions, 4 sets. Once a day, 5 times a week, 20 sessions in total (4 weeks).

Our hypothesis claims that the core muscles morphology will change over the training process duration, in result, the analgesic effect will be achieved.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • low back pain
  • age from 18 to 30 years old
  • written consent of the participants
Exclusion Criteria
  • injuries of the spine
  • fractures of the spine
  • surgery interventions in the spine region prior to the study
  • psychiatric disorders
  • neurologic disorders

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Training groupCore stability training4-week core stability training
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain level1 minute

Numeric Rating Scale. Picking the number on a scale from 0 to 10.

Ultrasound5 minutes

Non-invasive measure of the TrA and MF muscles

Questionnaire5 minutes

Oswestry Disability Index questionnaire - subjective disability measure throughout daily living activities.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Klinika Fizjoterapii

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Wrocław, Dolnośląskie, Poland

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