Pilates ExercisesNonspecificLow Back PainPostnatal Women
Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)
Pilates program + Home exercise programHome exercise program
Pilates program + Home exercise program: Patients will do a comprehensive exercise consisting of a home exercise program (bridges, bridge with leg extension (bridge dog), back extensions, spine twist, and child's pose), a Pilates program, and oral paracetamol as needed for pain relief.
Home exercise program: Patients will perform a home-based exercise program consisting solely of postural correction exercises.
Study summary
This study aims to investigate the effects of Pilates for postnatal women with Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP).
Eligibility
Sex
FEMALE
Min age
20 Years
Max age
30 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age ranges from 20 and 30 years old.
* Body mass index (BMI) doesn't exceed 30 kg/m2.
* Patients who are referred from a gynecologist with a diagnosis of nonspecific low back pain.
* Patients who have pain for more than three months.
* Patients who have parity ranging from one to three (to control the extreme physiological changes from multiple childbirths, ensuring a more uniform sample).
* Patients who have score more than 4 on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
Exclusion Criteria:
* Mechanical low back pain (LBP).
* Women who had performed any spinal surgery e.g. unilateral hemilaminectomy or microdiscectomy.
* Women with history of vertebral fracture or trauma.
* Women with systemic disorder e.g. diabetes mellitus.
* Women who are pregnant.
* Women who had received physiotherapy treatment for their LBP one month before the start of this study.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Pain Intensity — 3 months post-procedure Pain Intensity will be assessed using Visual Analog Scale (VAS). VAS (0 represents "no pain" while 10 represents "the worst pain imaginable").
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Kafrelsheikh University (Faculty of Physical Therapy)
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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