Low back pain (LBP) is a condition of localized pain to the lumbar spine. The pelvic floor muscle (PFM) have an important role in proper muscular activation for lumbar stabilization and also in unloading the spine. It was hypothesized that PFM exercise could be of benefit for patients with chronic LBP. After ethical approval, a randomized controlled trial was carried out on 30 females with chronic LBP. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups: an experimental and a control group. The control group was given conventional physiotherapy treatment including modality and exercises; and the experimental group received PFM strengthening with conventional therapy for 5 times per week upto 4 weeks. Pain intensity and functional disability by Oswestry Disability Index were measured before and after intervention. In both groups pain and functional disability were significantly reduced following treatment (p < 0.01). Also the significant difference was found between the two groups (p > 0.05). It seems that the PFM exercise combined with conventional treatment was effective over conventional treatment alone in females with chronic LBP.
Pelvic floor muscle, LBP
