Effects of Core Stabilization Exercises With and Without Ball on Pain, Functional Disability and Level of Lumbar Stability in Patients With Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Exercise
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
- Enrollment
- 28
- Primary Endpoint
- Pain scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 7 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purposes of this study are to compare the effects of core stabilization exercises on pain intensity, functional disability and lumbar stability between using and not using the Swiss ball in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain.
Detailed Description
For Patient Registries: The participant was screened for inclusion criteria and was asked to sign the informed consent prior to participate. A randomized control trial was performed with participants randomly divided into one of the two treatment groups: core stabilization exercise with ball and core stabilization exercise without ball by using sealed envelopes.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Male and female with low back pain (LBP) \> 3 months
- •Body mass index (BMI) = 18-25 kg/m2
- •Non-specific LBP (pain at the lower lumbar between costal margin but not below gluteal fold)
- •Willing and able to perform exercise programs
- •No cognitive impairment
- •Age at least 19 years
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having experiences in the core stabilization exercise and Swiss ball exercises
- •Past history of back and abdomen surgery
- •Recent fractures of spine, hip or lower limb
- •Current use of steroids or any other drugs for resolving back pain
- •Red flags (fractures, cancer, infection, cauda equine syndrome)
- •Neuromuscular or respiratory disorders
- •Rheumatologic disorders
- •Hip and knee stiffness
- •Pain intensity \> 60 of 100 mm assessed by the VAS
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pain scale
Time Frame: 4 weeks
a 0-100 mm of horizontal line (Visual analog scale) assessing pain intensity - reported the distance measured in millimeters from the left hand side of this line to the point that participant marked
Secondary Outcomes
- Questionnaire scores of functional disability measure(4 weeks)
- Levels of lumbar stability(4 weeks)