Core Strength, Flexibility, Low Back Pain, Non-specific Low Back Pain, Pilates, Postural Control
Conditions
Keywords
Pilates, core strength, flexibility, postural correction, young individuals, Non-specific low backache, low back pain
Brief summary
The aim of this clinical trial is to study the effects of Pilates intervention versus conventional therapy on postural correction, core strength and flexibility in young individuals with complaint of non-specific low backache. The main question is whether the Pilates has better improvement as compared to the conventional therapy on postural correction, core strength and flexibility moreover to compare the effectiveness of two intervention. Participants of age 18-25 years and with complaint of non-specific low backache will be recruited. 50 participants will be enrolled. Participants will perform Pilates and conventional therapy for 3 times per week for six weeks. Participants will be randomly allocated to two groups and assessor blinding will be done to take baseline assessment. Assessor blinding is done to minimize biasness. Pre and Post assessments will be taken by the assessor. SPSS will be used for the analysis of the data.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPilates
Participants will perform supervised mat-based Pilates exercise program designed to improve posture, core strength and flexibility. This intervention will be only applied to experimental group. Pilates is a mind body exercise system that emphasize on controlled breathing pattern with proper alignment of the body. Intervention will be applied for six weeks.
BEHAVIORALconventional therapy
Participants will receive structured and supervised conventional therapy aiming at posture, core strength and flexibility. It consists of standardized therapeutic exercises commonly used in clinical practice and clinical guidelines. Conventional Therapy will be applied for six weeks to both the groups.
Sponsors
University of Health Sciences Lahore
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18-25 * Non-specific low backache of pain severity less than and equal to 5/10 on Brief Pain Inventory Scale * Ability to attend complete six-week program * Both genders
Exclusion criteria
* prior history of trauma, fracture, spinal stenosis, severe comorbidities, spinal surgery and neurological disorders * Individuals suffering from specific causes of low backache like Infection and pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Posture | Baseline and 6th week | Assessed by using Postural Habit and Awareness Scale. It is based on a Likert scale. The maximum score is of 95. The higher score indicate better postural awareness and healthier postural habits, while lower score suggest poor postural awareness and faulty postural behaviors. |
| Core Strength | Baseline and 6th week | Assessed by using Front Plank Test. Time duration will be noted by maintaining the correct alignment of the body. The higher Score indicates the better core strength. |
| Flexibility | Baseline and 6th week | Assessed by using V Sit and Reach Test. Distance will be noted in inches. The higher score indicates the better flexibility. |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
CONTACTMuqaddus Fatima, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Outcome results
None listed