Therapeutic efficacy of the abdominal and back exercises in low back pain management

This study aimed to investigate the influence of the abdominal and back exercises on low back pain severity and evaluate the triaxial thoracolumbar mobility in chronic mechanical low back pain patients. Both abdominal and back exercises produced a significant reduction in low back pain severity after two weeks of treatment. There was no statistically significant difference between the treatment groups. Regarding the sagittal mobility of the thoracolumbar spine, it was found that the abdominal exercises increased the sagittal mobility more than back exercises did. The coronal and transverse mobility of the thoracolumbar spine was unaffected by the exercise programs

use of exercise therapy and faradic stimulation after colles' fracture

The purpose of this study was to compare between the effect of exercise therapy and faradic stimulation on hand grip strength and wrist joint mobility after Colles' fracture. Forty male and female patients between the ages of 40-59 years participated in this investigation. They were randomly assigned to both treatment groups. Each patient received three treatment sessions per week for four weeks. The hand grip strength and wrist joint mobility were evaluated before and after the study. The results demonstrated that both exercise therapy and faradic stimulation produced significant increase in hand grip strength with superiority of exercise over the faradic stimulation. Wrist joint mobility increased significantly in both groups but neither of the treatment programs exhibited superiority over the other

Electromyographic study during bilateral leg raising exercises in low back pain patients

The purpose of this investigation was to study the effect of bilateral straight leg raising and bilateral leg raising with knees bent exercises on the EMG activities of the erector spinae, iliopsoas and rectus abdominus muscles in chronic mechanical low back pain. 20 males between the ages of 20-33 years with the diagnosis of chronic mechanical low back pain participated in the study. Data were collected by using surface electrodes for erector spinae and rectus abdominus muscles. A needle electrode was used for the iliopsoas muscle. The results showed a significant increase of the EMG activities of the erector spinae and iliopsoas during bilateral straight leg raising more than during bilateral leg raising with knees bent. The results also showed a significant increase of the EMG activity of the rectus abdominus muscle during bilateral leg raising with knees bent more than during bilateral straight leg raising exercise