ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2013
Effect of functional lumbar stabilization exercises on pain, disability, and kinesiophobia in women with menstrual low back pain: a preliminary trial.
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- Prevalence of Back Pain in Sports: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
- Motor control exercise for acute non-specific low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Motor control exercise for chronic non-specific low-back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Effects of aerobic exercise in addition to core stabilization exercises on functional capacity, physical performance and fall risk in geriatric individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Poor quality of sleep and musculoskeletal pains among highly trained and elite athletes in Senegal.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Effect of Low Versus High-Heeled Footwear on Spinopelvic Alignment at Different Phases of Menstrual Cycle in Young Adult Women: A Biopsychosocial Perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Prevalence of back pain in a group of elite athletes exposed to repetitive overhead activity.PloS one · 2019Article
- The effect of stabilization exercise on pain-related disability, sleep disturbance, and psychological status of patients with non-specific chronic low back pain.The Korean journal of pain · 2018Article
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- The effect of lumbar-pelvic alignment and abdominal muscle thickness on primary dysmenorrhea.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
- Changes in the activity of trunk and hip extensor muscles during bridge exercises with variations in unilateral knee joint angle.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this preliminary study was to investigate the effect of functional lumbar stabilization exercises on pain, disability, and kinesiophobia in women with menstrual low back pain (LBP).
methodsThirty women with menstrual LBP participated in the study. Subjects were assigned to a control group (n = 10, mean age = 25.1 ± 4.7 years) and an intervention group (n = 20, mean age = 21.7±2.4 years). Treatment for the intervention group consisted of functional lumbar stabilization exercises, 10 repetitions each, 3 times a day, for 3 consecutive months. The women in the control group received no exercise and performed their regular activity daily living. Pain intensity using a Numeric Pain Scale (NPS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Roland-Morris Questionnaire (RMQ), and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK) was collected at baseline and at the end of 3 months in both groups.
resultsStatistical analysis (paired t test) revealed a significant decrease in NPS, ODI, RMQ, and TSK after treatment in the intervention group. No significant difference in NPS, ODI, RMQ, or TSK was found between pre- and postmeasurement scores in the control group. In the analysis of covariance, controlling for pretest scores, a significant difference was found between the 2 groups in the postmeasurement score of NPS (P = .01), ODI (P < .001), RMQ (P = .002), and TSK (P = .04).
conclusionLumbar stabilization exercises were shown to improve pain, disability, and kinesiophobia during menstrual LBP for subjects who participated in this preliminary study compared to those who did not receive the intervention.
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