PICO
Patient/Population
Low back pain after child delivery
(n=27)
Intervention
-
Swiss ball training + Hot Pack
Comparison
- Static exercise training + Hot Pack
Outcomes
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Pain
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Disability
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Thoracolumbar ROM
Translatability: (3/3) Easy
Comments: Both, Intervention, and Comparison were equally effective in decreasing pain, level of disability, and in improving lumbar spine mobility
Limitations: Small sample size and short follow-up.
Appraisals:
PEDro Scale – (8/10) Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No. (by PEDro – confirmed)
BTB
Intervention – 1
- Swiss Ball Training
Dose
- 2 sets of 15 repetitions for each strengthening exercise
Periodicity
- 3 times a week for 2 months
Local/Technic:
- 10 minutes Hot pack
- Postural education guided
- Stability-Ball-Elevated Split Squat (BESS) + Stability-Ball Hamstring Curl (SBHC) + Dead Bug (DB) + Stability-Ball Y-Ups (SBYUs). More..
Intervention – 2
- Static Exercise Training
Dose
- 2 sets of 15 repetitions for each strengthening exercise
Periodicity
- 3 times a week for 2 months
Local/Technic:
- 10 minutes Hot pack
- Postural education guided
- Stabilization, such as bridging, planks, integrated stabilization, menaing side plank + bird dog. More…
Citation:
Adnan, H., Ghous, M., Shakil Ur Rehman, S., & Yaqoob, I. (2021). The effects of a static exercise programme versus Swiss ball training for core muscles of the lower back and pelvic region in patients with low back pain after child delivery. A single blind randomized control trial. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 71(4), 1058–1062. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.784