Swiss Ball Exercise versus Floor Exercise for patients with chronic low back pain: Effect on Trunk Muscle Endurance and Control of Lumbopelvic Posture

Swiss Ball exercise versus floor exercise for patients with chronic low back pain: Effect on Trunk Muscle Endurance and Control of Lumbopelvic Posture

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000151538

Enrollment

Registered

2006-05-02

Start date

2006-05-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of two commonly used clinical exercise interventions for patients with chronic low pain; Swiss ball exercise and floor-based exercise. We hypothesise that there will be no difference between the two exercise programs in terms of improving trunk muscle endurance and lumbopelvic posture.

Interventions

Swiss ball exercise group: Supervised exercise training using the Swiss ball, 45 minutes per session, 3 times/week for 8 weeks

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Non-specific low back pain with the current episode lasting for at least 3 months duration but no longer than one year and the pain is present for at least 50% of the time; expects to continue residing in the Illawara region for study duration.

Exclusion criteria

Suspected or confirmed serious spinal pathology; suspected or confirmed pregnancy; previous spinal surgery; scheduled for major surgery during treatment or follow-up period; high blood pressure; known cardiovascular disease.

Outcome results