The Effect of Suspension and Conventional Core Stability Exercises on Characteristics of Intervertebral Disc and Chronic Pain in Office Staff Due to Lumbar Herniated Disc

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  • Reza khanzadeh Department of Physical Education Faculty of Sports Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract:

Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of eight weeks of conventional and suspension corestability exercises by use of the designed device on characteristic of intervertebral discs in low back pain.Methods: A total of 27 men with chronic low back (CLB) pain due to lumbar disc herniation in L4-L5 and L5-S1 regionswere enrolled in this quasi-experimental study. After assessing the pain intensity using a visual analog scale (VAS) anddetermining the disc herniation index using MRI, each group of patients were asked to perform either conventionalor suspension exercises for eight weeks, each week consisting of three training sessions. The pain intensity wasassessed at the end of the first, second, third, fourth and eighth weeks and the disc hernia index was determined againat the end of the eight weeks of exercises.Results: The results indicated significant changes in the intensity of pain in both groups through the period of eightweeks of exercise with a remarkable pain relief. In relation to the structural characteristics of the intervertebral disc, dataanalysis did not reveal any significant change between the pre- and post-test.Conclusion: Considering the beneficial effects of the stability exercises and specially suspension stability exerciseswith respect to pain alleviation and reduced use of sedatives and anti-inflammatory drugs, this method can be helpfulat early stages of treatment for chronic pains.Level of evidence: I

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volume 8  issue 3

pages  445- 453

publication date 2020-05-01

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