BACKGROUND Exercise benefits patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain; however, the most effective type of exercise remains unknown. OBJECTIVE This study compared outcomes after motor control exercises, sling exercises, and general exercises for low back pain. DESIGN This was a randomized controlled trial with a 1-year follow-up. SETTING The study was conducted in a primary care se...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare hip range of motion between a lumbar stability group and a lumbar instability group, and to evaluate the effectiveness of hip exercises for low-back pain patients with lumbar instability. [Subjects] Seventy-eight patients with chronic low-back pain were the subjects. [Methods] The patients were divided into two groups: a lumbar stability group ...

background: there is ample evidence supporting the effectiveness of exercise in management of chronic low back pain. recently, there has been a growing interest in pilates exercise among researchers and other professionals involved in this subject. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of pilates exercise on chronic low back pain. material and methods: twenty-eight patients with...

BACKGROUND Chronic low back pain is a common problem that has only modestly effective treatment options. OBJECTIVE To determine whether yoga is more effective than conventional therapeutic exercise or a self-care book for patients with chronic low back pain. DESIGN Randomized, controlled trial. SETTING A nonprofit, integrated health care system. PATIENTS 101 adults with chronic low back...

STUDY DESIGN A systematic review of randomized controlled trials was performed. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Exercise therapy is a widely used treatment for low back pain. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise therapy for low back pain with regard to pain intensity, functional status, overall improvement, and return to work. METHODS The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register, Me...

BACKGROUND Chronic nonspecific low back pain is a significant health condition with high prevalence worldwide and it is associated with enormous costs to society. Clinical practice guidelines show that many interventions are available to treat patients with chronic low back pain, but the vast majority of these interventions have a modest effect in reducing pain and disability. An intervention t...

OBJECTIVES The objective of this work was to compare the efficacy of Maitland mobilization and conventional physical therapy on pain response, range of motion (ROM) and functional ability in patients with chronic low back pain due to lumbar spondylosis. METHODS A total sample of 30 subjects (40-70 years of age) with complaints of slow insidious onset of low back pain (LBP), with or without ra...

Background: Gynaecological surgeries refer to surgery on the female reproductive system. Woman may undergo a Gynaecological surgery for different reasons, including; Uterine prolapse, Cancer of the uterus, cervix, or ovaries, Endometriosis, Bleeding, Adenomyosis etc.Gynaecological surgeries includes procedures such as hysterectomy, oopherectomy, salphingectomy, myomectomy, ovarin cystectomy, et...

background: excessive lumbar vertebrae translation and rotation in sagittal plane has been attributed as an associated factor of lumbar segmental instability (lsi) and low back pain (lbp). reduction of these abnormalities improves back pain. the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of core stability exercise on the translation and rotation of lumbar vertebrae in sagittal plane in pat...

BACKGROUND Low back pain is a costly illness for which spinal manipulative therapy is commonly recommended. Previous systematic reviews and practice guidelines have reached discordant results on the effectiveness of this therapy for low back pain. PURPOSE To resolve the discrepancies related to use of spinal manipulative therapy and to update previous estimates of effectiveness by comparing s...