NCT06814704

Effect of Intraabdominal Hypopressive Exercises on Postnatal Backache and Functional Disability

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kafrelsheikh University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 35 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of hypopressive exercise in postpartum females with abnormal hyperlordosis and back pain. Hypopressive exercises are safe and beneficial for new moms, as they can be started soon after delivery. They help strengthen postural muscles, reduce back pain, and manage pain by reducing intra-abdominal pressure, increasing activity of postural musculature, and normalizing myofascial tension.

Detailed description

38 postpartum women with abnormal hyperlordosis. The women were then divided into two equal groups. Group A(n=19) received hypopressive abdominal exercise along with traditional treatment for lower back pain (LBP), while Group B(n=19) received the same treatment without hypopressive exercise. The main outcomes measured were the the Revised Short McGill Pain Questionnaire Version-2, the lumbar lordotic angle, and the patient-specific functional scale.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Hypopressive exercises , hot packs, acetaminophen, progressive strengthening exercises	20 subjects combined HE with traditional treatments for low back pain (heat therapy, medication, and progressive strength training).
OTHER	heat therapy, pharmacological therapy, progressive strengthening exercises	Hypopressive exercises :The women were instructed to hold breath with chest extension for approximately 10 seconds before they began to breathe again. Then, using a series of upper and lower limb positions, the subjects were shown how to apply a series of "hypopressive postures

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-01
• Primary completion: 2024-09-01
• Completion: 2024-10-01
• First posted: 2025-02-07
• Last updated: 2025-02-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt