the effect of exercise therapy on pain, disability and endurance of trunk flexor-extensor muscles in women with chronic idiopathic low back pain

Authors

somaye momeni dept. of physical education, payame noor university, ilam

afshin moghaddasi

nader farahpour

masoud golpayegani

abstract

background: exercise is a widely prescribed treatment for chronic low back pain. the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of 8 weeks exercise on pain, disability and endurance of trunk flexor-extensor muscles in female with chronic idiopathic low back pain. methods: this clinical trial study has been done on 12 patients who referred to the arak city clinics. the function of trunk flexor-extensor muscles in cases was compared to function of 18 normal females. we use the quebec pain questionnaire, oswerstry disability questionnaire and sorenson and sit-up tests. exercise therapy was performed in three 45 minute’s sessions per week. each session was performed in 3 set. exercises were repeated 8-12 point in each set. the data was analyzed using t-test. results:   endurance of trunk flexor-extensor muscles of patients was significantly lower than normal subjects (p<0.05). endurance of trunk flexor-extensor muscles of patients significantly improved after exercise therapy (p<0.05).  low back pain of patients was decreased significantly after treatment ((p<0.05).  in addition, significant reduction of disability observed after exercise therapy (p<0.05). conclusion: exercise therapy may increase endurance of trunk flexor-extensor muscles in women with chronic idiopathic low back pain. in addition, it can reduce law back pain and disability in this population.

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