None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Pilates exercises: This exercise is given for 40 minutes weekly thrice for four weeks
Control Intervention1: Pilates versus Back pain exercises: to analyze the effects of Pilates exerci
Sponsors
Annamalai University
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Females of age group between 45 to 56 years diagnosed with Menopause • Post menopausal women experiencing non specific low back pain without a specific identifiable cause. • Post menopausal women with non specific low back pain experiencing for duration of three months. • Post menopausal women with severity of pain more than 5 as assessed in Numerical pain rating scale. • Post menopausal women who have not responded adequately to previous physiotherapy modalities. • Post Menopausal with functional limitation and decreased ability to perform the work due to low back pain as assessed by Oswetry Disability Index score less than 24. • Decreased quality of life due to low back pain as assessed by MENQOL Questionnaire score more than 40
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Age more than 57 • Pre Menopausal women • Women with psychological pain • Menopause Women diagnosed with Lumbar fractures • Menopause women who have undergone any Lumbar Surgery • Stroke, spinal cord pathology. • Inflammatory joint disease. • Lumbar spine infection • Marked osteoporosis, Lumbar spine cancer • Congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension ,pacemaker, internalized metal stent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Menopause specific quality of life questionnaire Numeric pain scale oswetry disability indexTimepoint: Baseline and 3 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Over all well being of post menopausal womenTimepoint: Baseline & 3 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr. N. Meena
Annamalai University
Outcome results
None listed