EFFECT OF EIGHT WEEK CORE STABILIZATION EXERCISES PROGRAM FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN AMONG RESIDENCE OF ZIRO, ARUNACHAL PRADESH- PILOT STUDY

Author Name: 1. Somsankar Mukherjee, 2. Yasum Joram

Volume/Issue: 01/11

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: http://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/05.2021-55466112/UIJIR

Affiliation:

¹HOD and Assistant Professor- Department of Physiotherapy, Indira Gandhi Technological And Medical Sciences University, Arunachal Pradesh, India

² Assistant Lecturer and clinical incharge- Department of Physiotherapy, Indira Gandhi Technological And Medical Sciences University, Arunachal Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT

Low back pain is one of the major factor for reduction of work efficiency. Though there are several method to subside the problem, but of temporary benefit or need to compromise in other movement. Exercise has shown better benefit for subsiding the pain and disability but its unclear the specific exercise for solving mechanical low back pain. Keeping the aim and objective the researcher tried to find out the effect of core stabilization exercise for chronic low back pain patients. Pretest and post test data was taken among seventeen volunteers participated on specific parameters such as strength of gluteus maximus, gluteus medius and tensor facia lata, low back disability scale, pain intensity by visual analog scale and functional assessment by five times sit to stand test and active hip abduction test. the result shows improvement in both gender but major changes are not recorded as expected. The study concluded that number of participant should be increased and much more sophisticated instruments should be used for depth study.

Key words: Chronic low back pain, Core stability exercise, Ziro