Pilates Exercises, Sports Hernia
Conditions
Brief summary
The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration
Detailed description
The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernias for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the entire trial. Exclusion criteria were applied to patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation and those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises. Further criteria were currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs and inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues
Interventions
OTHERcombination of pilates exercises, Low-level laser therapy, and low-intensity ultrasound
The core and hip muscles will be targeted through a customized workout program consisting of exercises such as Breathing, Planks, Side- Planks, Weighted lunges, Glute Bridge, Clamshell, Half-Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch, Swan dive, Roll down, Ab curls, and Shoulder bridge, Low-intensity Ultrasound , and low level laser therapy
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
This study is a controlled, double-blinded (patients and assessors)
Intervention model description
2X2 model
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, * have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks * be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration
Exclusion criteria
* patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation * those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises. * currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs * inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale | 12 weeks | Typically, it consists of a 10 cm horizontal or vertical line with no pain at one end and the highest pain level at the other end. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Extremity Functional Scale | 12 weeks | Consists of 20 items that assess the ability to perform activities related to lower extremity function, such as standing, walking, stair climbing, and balance. |
| Harris Hip Score | 12 weeks | this tool is used to evaluate patients with hip conditions such as femoral neck fracture or OA. |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactHany M Elgohary, PhD
Outcome results
None listed