NCT01932723

Effect of Functional Lumbar Stabilization Exercises in Women With Menstrual Low Back Pain

Effect of Functional Lumbar Stabilization Exercises on Pain, Disability and Kinesiophobia in Women With Menstrual Low Back Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 19 Years – 39 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Menstrual low back pain (LBP) is one of the common complaints among women. Menstrual LBP may be attributed to the spinal instability resulting from ligament laxity due to hormonal change. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of functional lumbar stabilization exercises on pain, disability and kinesiophobia in women with menstrual LBP.

Detailed description

Pain intensity using Numeric Pain Scale (NPS), Oswestry disability index (ODI), Roland-Morris questionnaire (RMQ) and Tampa scale of kinesiophobia (TSK) were collected at base line and at the end of treatment (after three months) in both groups.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Lumbar stabilization exercises	The functional lumbar stabilization exercises was performed daily, 10 repetitions each, three times a day for three months consecutively.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2012-01-01
• First posted: 2013-08-30
• Last updated: 2013-08-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran