NCT06369558

Plyometric Exercise Training in Athletes With Chronic Low Back Pain

Effectiveness of Plyometric Exercise Training in Athletes With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ugur Cavlak · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of plyometric exercise training in the athletes with chronic low back pain. 32 professional volunteer athletes participated in the study.

Detailed description

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain assessment and Oswestry Disability Index for disability level will be used. Sit and Reach Test, Vertical Jump, Flamingo balance test and Shuttle Running test (20 min.) will be used to measure the physical functioning of the participants. Manual Muscle testing will also be used to measure the participants' lower and upper muscles. The participants were divided into two groups. The interventional program will be finished after 6 weeks (3 days a week). The program includes; physical therapy session (Hot packed, vacuum interferential current therapy, therapeutic ultrasound, exercises) and plyometric exercises.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain, Mechanical

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	PLYOMETRIC TRAINING	A 6 WEEK (3 TIMES A WEEK) CONSISTING OF JUMPING SINGLE LEG BRIDGE AND JUMPED SQUAT
OTHER	CLASSIC PHYSIOTHERAPY PROGRAM	HOT PACKED ENTEFERANTIAL CURRENT THERAPY AND US THERAPY

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-04-04
• Completion: 2024-04-04
• First posted: 2024-04-17
• Last updated: 2024-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)