*Corresponding authour: Oinam Jenia, BPT, MPT II Year, K.G College of Physiotherapy, K G Campus, Saravanampatti, India-641035
Low back pain accounts for serious job absenteeism, sick leave and reduced functional performance and emotional distress. It is a common problem which affects the majority of adults at least once in a life time. It is irksome, as common as headache affecting all age groups and races.
The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of motor control exercises for patients with mechanical low back pain.
Pre- test and Post- test experimental study design
Outpatient Department of Physiotherapy, K.G Hospital, Coimbatore, India.
Simple random sampling method: Total of 30 patients, 15 in each group
Twelve sessions of motor control exercise (exercises designed to improve the strength of specific muscles of low back region and reduced the functional disability and pain) or control (Intensive Dynamic strengthens exercises for back muscles) were conducted over 8 weeks.
Primary outcomes were pain and functional disability, Pain was assessed using Visual Analogue Scale, where as functional disability was assessed using Oswestry Disability Scale.
Thus the study concluded that motor control exercises and intensive dynamic back strengthening training helps in reducing pain and improving functional ability in patients with mechanical low back pain
Low back pain, Motor control exercises, intensive dynamic strengthening exercises
