Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Core stability exercises combined with pelvic floor exercise and physical therapy agents
Core stability exercises combined with physical therapy agents
Sponsors
Faculty of physical therapy cairo university
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ranging in age from 26 to 45 years, with chronic, non-specific low back pain for 3 months or more, their functional disability score assessed by Oswestry disability questionnaire, it must be equal or less than 40%, indicating a mild and moderate degrees of disability
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) continuous pain >8 on a visual analogue scale (VAS), 2) having nerve root symptoms, 3) having systemic disease and specific conditions such as neoplasm, fractures, spondylolysthesis, spondylolysis, spinal stenosis, ankylosing spondylitis, previous low back surgery, 4) previous attendance at any structured pelvic floor muscle training program, 5) previous spinal or pelvic surgery, 6) pregnancy or unwillingness to do exercise and 7) taking medication for specific psychological problems.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| static muscle endurance has been assessed by length of time the patient was able to maintain an unsupported upper body in the prone [extension] and supine positions (flexion);Dynamic muscle endurance has been assessed by the number of sit-ups (flexions) and prone trunk extensions performed in 1 min | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain intensity ;Spinal disability | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactAmr Abdelaziem
Professor of Biomechanics Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University
Outcome results
None listed