To determine the effects of pelvic floor and core stability exercises on non-specific acute low back pain and stress urinary incontinence in Bharatanatyam dancers

EFFICACY OF PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES AND CORE STABILITY EXERCISES ON BHARATNATYAM DANCERS WITH NON-SPECIFIC ACUTE LOW BACK PAIN AND STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE - A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/01/061293

Enrollment

Registered

2024-01-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-01

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: CORE EXERCISES PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES STRETCHING: CORE EXERCISES PELVIC FLOOR EXERCISES STRETCHING total duration- 6 months frequency- 8 weeks supervised session follow up 3 months an

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Female Bharatanatyam dancers undergoing training. 2. with minimum experience of 5 years in dance. 3. Regular training of at least 3 days a week and at least 1hour a day 4. Dancers complaining of acute nonspecific low back pain with NPRS rating between 3 and 8 and duration less than 3 months. 5. Nulliparous dancers complaining of stress incontinence or screened with questionnaire QUID-(validity: 80%, reliability: =0.70%) 6. Hamstring tightness indicated by passive straight leg raise-

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Subjects with known history of upper and lower limb bone fracture, spine trauma or vertebral fracture and/or congenital spine disorders. 2 Subjects with any pathological conditions of the spine.-cancer and inflammatory disease 3. Subjects with any cardiopulmonary and neurological condition contraindicating the exercise protocol. 4. Subjects with chronic low back pain, SI joint dysfunction or uterine prolapse degree by stage 2 or higher.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Numerical Pain Rating Scale 2. Modified Oswestry Disability Index.(back pain) 3. Incontinence Impact questionnaire.(urinary incontinenceTimepoint: Baseline, 6 weeks,8 weeks, 3 month and 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Dance Functional Outcome Survey.(quality of lifeTimepoint: baseline,6 weeks,8 weeks,3 months & 6 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Annie Thomas

GARDEN CITY UNIVERSITY

77anniethomas@gmail.com9845656890

Outcome results