| The Effects of the Sling Exercises on Pain, Disability and Postural Balance Adjustment in Nonspecific Low Back Pain Patients |
| Paper ID : 1175-SSRC-13TH |
| Authors |
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arghavan abdolmohamadi *, ali yalfani Physical Education and Sport Science Faculty, Buali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran |
| Abstract |
| Background: Low back pain is a growing problem in many communities, but there is no consensus regarding the most appropriate therapeutic intervention. Recently, Sling exercise that is an approach to mind and body health, has been accepted as a rehabilitation method. Purpose: This study aimed to examine the effects of the Sling exercises on postural balance adjustment in women with nonspecific low back pain. Methods and Materials: Twenty-four nonspecific low back pain subjects participated in this study. Subjects were randomly divided into a control group and an experimental group (n=12). Subjects in the experimental group performed Sling exercise training for eight weeks, and participants in the control group did not perform any exercise in this period. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were used to evaluate exercise effects. Zebris foot pressure was utilized for the measurement of changes in postural balance adjustment. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software version 22. Shapiro-Wilk test was performed to evaluate the normality of research data distribution, Leven’s test was performed for homogeneity and finally, for within-group and between-group analysis, the Mixed Repeated Measures test was used. The significance level in all tests was considered 0.05. Results: The results of the mixed repeated measures test showed a significant improvement in postural balance and decrease in VAS and ODI indexes in the experimental group in the pre-test compared to the post-test and also in the experimental group compared to the control group, but no change was observed in the control group. (p≤0.05) Conclusions: According to the results the Sling exercise is effective in decreasing pain, improving damaged postural balance adjustment of chronic low back pain patients. Eight weeks of sling exercise training was effective in decreasing pain, improving damaged postural balance adjustment of subjects with nonspecific low back pain. And can be used as a treatment method along with other common treatments for patients with nonspecific low back pain. |
| Keywords |
| Low back pain, Sling exercises, Postural balance |
| Status: Abstract Accepted (Poster Presentation) |
