Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
postpartum, low back pain, Quality of life
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of hypopressive exercise in postpartum females with abnormal hyperlordosis and back pain. Hypopressive exercises are safe and beneficial for new moms, as they can be started soon after delivery. They help strengthen postural muscles, reduce back pain, and manage pain by reducing intra-abdominal pressure, increasing activity of postural musculature, and normalizing myofascial tension.
Detailed description
38 postpartum women with abnormal hyperlordosis. The women were then divided into two equal groups. Group A(n=19) received hypopressive abdominal exercise along with traditional treatment for lower back pain (LBP), while Group B(n=19) received the same treatment without hypopressive exercise. The main outcomes measured were the the Revised Short McGill Pain Questionnaire Version-2, the lumbar lordotic angle, and the patient-specific functional scale.
Interventions
OTHERHypopressive exercises , hot packs, acetaminophen, progressive strengthening exercises
20 subjects combined HE with traditional treatments for low back pain (heat therapy, medication, and progressive strength training).
OTHERheat therapy, pharmacological therapy, progressive strengthening exercises
Hypopressive exercises :The women were instructed to hold breath with chest extension for approximately 10 seconds before they began to breathe again. Then, using a series of upper and lower limb positions, the subjects were shown how to apply a series of hypopressive postures
Sponsors
Kafrelsheikh University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
\- participants must have a healthy pregnancy, a typical vaginal birth, LBP that existed 24 weeks after giving birth, and functional limitations in daily activities. The study only allowed women aged 20-35 with no more than two prior pregnancies and a BMI of less than 25 kg/m2 to participate.
Exclusion criteria
* women who under pharmacological or psychological treatment, had pelvic tumors, lumbar disk herniation, heart disease, hypertension, lumbar spine tumors, chronic uterine prolapse, chronic pelvic pain, lumbar spondylosis, or lumbar spondylolisthesis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain assessment | Pain assessment at the end of the study up to 8 weeks | pain: The Revised Short McGill Pain Questionnaire will be used to assess both groups before and after the study. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of functional disability | This scale will be done for each case at the end of the study up to 8 weeks | The Patient-Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) will be used to assess functional changes in patients with musculoskeletal illnesses using self-reported data. Patients rated to five activities on an 11-point scale based on their current level of difficulty. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of lumbar lordotic angle | It will be done for each case at the end of the study up to 8 weeks | The angle will be measured using flexible ruler once before and once after the study by the primary examiner, who repeated each measurement three times. |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed