Effect of Core Engagement Exercises and Routine Exercise Therapy on Low Back Pain in Middle School Children

Foundation University Islamabad

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Core Stability protocol; Procedure: Routine exercise therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06182826

FUI/CTR/2023/24

Details and patient eligibility

About

Low back pain is defined as the region of pain between the lower ribs and hips. Low back pain with respect to middle school children corresponds to the age where children and adolescents go to school for longer periods of time, having heavy bags, assuming poor postures while sitting for prolonged hours. Poor posture, prolonged sitting and lack of physical activity results in back pain that leads to poor performance in school as well as attendance.

Full description

Middle school children are the children of the age where they spend most of their hours sitting in school. Low back pain often goes undiagnosed and unreported in children which persists and if left untreated, causes problems in later stages in life.

Low back pain is the region of pain from lower ribs to hips. Children and teenagers often have lower back discomfort, which may be brought on by several conditions, including poor lifting skills, bad posture, and overuse injuries from sports or other physical activity. According to estimates, up to 50% of school-aged children may sometimes have lower back discomfort. The muscles that surround our spine are considered the "core" of our body. It is composed of the abdominal muscles on your front and sides, the erector muscles and gluteus. Each and every one of these muscles must work together in order to enhance the stability of the spine. When muscles contract they create force and stiffness. It is the stiffness part that is important for stability. When the core fails to meet the stability demands placed on the body during a certain lift, parts of the spine will be overloaded with forces that increase injury risk and performance will suffer. For that, various warm up exercises, stretches and mobility exercises are performed so that the body can work as stable linked system that works efficiently as well.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 13 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Middle aged school children between age 9 and 14.
• Both male and female.
• Back pain of 2 or greater on NPRS

Exclusion criteria

• Structural observational deformity (kyposis, lordosis, scoliosis)
• History of post spinal surgery
• Acute low back pain flare up
• Pain or any other injury of lower limbs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive Core Stability Protocol with Routine Exercise Protocol. A total of 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks will be given.

Treatment:

Procedure: Core Stability protocol

Procedure: Routine exercise therapy

Group B

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive Routine Exercise Protocol. A total of 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks will be given.

Treatment:

Procedure: Routine exercise therapy