Abstract
Objectives: We aimed at the examination of core stabilization exercises effects with the method of conventional physiotherapy to manage non-specified pain in the lower back.
Methodology: Research design was comparative experimental held at Services Hospital, Lahore (Physiotherapy Department) completed in one year from March, 2016 to April, 2017. Our research sample included forty cases of lower back pain (LBP) in the age bracket of (18 - 65) years and made two random groups of the total sample respectively Group A & B named as experimental and control group. Group A was managed with conventional physiotherapy and core stabilization exercises; whereas, Group B was only given conventional physiotherapy. Physical functional and pain score outcomes were observed, we used VAS for the measurement of pain score and Modified Oswestery Disability Questionnaire (MoDQ) was used for the measurement of the physical functional outcomes.
Results: Significant MoDQ and VAS values were obtained through paired t-test for the participants of Group A having P-value (0.000) for each group; whereas, in Group B P-values were for each group was (0.000). With the application of repeated variance measure analysis (ANOVA), non-significant P-values of VAS and MoDQ were observed respectively as (0.09) and (0.018).
Conclusion: Pain severity improvement was found in both A & B groups in terms of physical functional outcomes as well with the help of interventions opted for both groups as mentioned in methodology. Hence it is suggested that any interventional strategy can be used for the improvement of physical functional improvement and pain score stability and relief symptoms in the patients who suffered from the incidence of LBP in the given age group as we studied in our research. Both interventions are equally effective and result oriented to treat LBP.