To Compare the Effect of Mat Pilates Core Muscle Strengthening Exercises with and without EMG Biofeedback on Pain, Strength and Disability with Chronic Low Back Pain

Chronic non specific low back pain is one of the most important health problems now a day. It is the low back pain with more than 12 weeks of duration and without any underlying cause. Mat Pilate's exercises and EMG biofeedback assisted exercises are found to be beneficial in improving core muscle strengthening and recording the muscle activity in patients with chronic low back pain.

A comparison to see the effectiveness of mat Pilates core muscle strengthening exercises with and without EMG biofeedback on pain, strength and disability in patient with chronic low back pain.

A Minimum 45 Subjects will be taken for the study. Study will be done in D.A.V Institute of physiotherapy, Jalandhar. Total duration will be one and half year. Convenient sampling technique will be done, then subjects will be alternately assigned into groups. In Group A, (control group) the treatment will be hydro collator pack and TENS. In Group B treatment will be hydro collator pack, mat Pilates assisted core muscles strengthening exercises without EMG Biofeedback and TENS. In Group C treatment will be hydro collator pack, Mat Pilates exercises with EMG biofeedback and TENS. Back isometrics to all the three groups will be taught as home protocol. Total 15 treatment sessions will be given for 3 weeks.

Statistical analysis will be performed by using appropriate method.