The Effect of a Course of Swiss Ball Training and Ear Acupuncture on Pain and Endurance of Trunk Muscles in People with Low Back Pain

Background: Low back pain is one of the most common health problems worldwide, but there no agreement on appropriate treatment intervention. Objectives: The aim this study was to evaluate effect Swiss ball training and ear acupuncture central muscle endurance in women with chronic non-specific low pain. Methods: In quasi-experimental study, 45 patients participated voluntarily. They were divided into three equal groups (Swiss ball, acupuncture, control) based random sampling, g each group consisted 15 people. underwent for six weeks. control asked continue their daily activities before after weeks Pain measured using visual analog scale (VAS) McGill tests, respectively. Analysis variance (ANOVA) paired t-tests used analyze data inter-group intra-group, Results: results present showed that intensity disability significantly reduced both increased (P = 0.001); however, significant difference observed between two post-tests > 0.05). Conclusions: According it seems interventions, including can reduce severity also increase