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To determine the effects of pelvic floor and core stability exercises on non-specific acute low back pain and stress urinary incontinence in Bharatanatyam dancers

Phase 2
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/01/061293
Lead Sponsor
P SNEHA BALAKRISHNA
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1. Female Bharatanatyam dancers undergoing training.

2. with minimum experience of 5 years in dance.

3. Regular training of at least 3 days a week and at least 1hour a day

4. Dancers complaining of acute nonspecific low back pain with NPRS rating between 3 and 8 and duration less than 3 months.

5. Nulliparous dancers complaining of stress incontinence or screened with questionnaire QUID-(validity: 80%, reliability: =0.70%)

6. Hamstring tightness indicated by passive straight leg raise- <70 degree hip flexion

Exclusion Criteria

1. Subjects with known history of upper and lower limb bone fracture, spine trauma or vertebral fracture and/or congenital spine disorders.

2 Subjects with any pathological conditions of the spine.-cancer and inflammatory disease

3. Subjects with any cardiopulmonary and neurological condition contraindicating the exercise protocol.

4. Subjects with chronic low back pain, SI joint dysfunction or uterine prolapse degree by stage 2 or higher.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.Numerical Pain Rating Scale <br/ ><br> 2. Modified Oswestry Disability Index.(back pain) <br/ ><br> 3. Incontinence Impact questionnaire.(urinary incontinenceTimepoint: Baseline, 6 weeks,8 weeks, 3 month and 6 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Dance Functional Outcome Survey.(quality of lifeTimepoint: baseline,6 weeks,8 weeks,3 months & 6 months
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