The Effect of 2 Different Exercise Programs on Pain Intensity and Muscle Dimensions in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
J Manipulative Physiol Ther
; 41(2): 102-110, 2018 02.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28739019
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of 2 exercise programs combined with electrotherapy on pain intensity and lumbar stabilizer muscles dimensions in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain.METHODS:
A randomized controlled clinical trial was performed with 41 patients with chronic LBP. Participants were randomly allocated into 2 groups an experimental group (n = 20) received stabilization exercises plus electrotherapy, and a control group (n = 21) received routine exercises plus electrotherapy. Pain intensity, using a visual analog scale, and muscle dimensions of both right and left transverse abdominis and lumbar multifidus muscles, using rehabilitative ultrasonography, were assessed before and immediately after 4 weeks of intervention.RESULTS:
Significant improvement was identified after interventions on pain intensity and muscle size measurements in both groups (P < .01 in all instances). The only exception was the right-side lumbar multifidus cross-sectional area of the control group, which was not statistically significant (P = .081). No significant differences were found between the 2 exercise groups on pain intensity and muscle dimensions (P > .05 in all instances).CONCLUSIONS:
The results of this study suggest that a combination of electrotherapy with either routine or stabilization exercise programs may improve pain intensity and muscle dimensions in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain.Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Dor Lombar
/
Equilíbrio Postural
/
Terapia por Exercício
/
Força Muscular
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
/
Diagnostic_studies
/
Observational_studies
/
Prevalence_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Manipulative Physiol Ther
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Irã