Effect of Pilates Core Stabilization in Adjunct With Plyometric Shoulder Training on Low Back Pain in Fast Bowlers(RCT)

Superior University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Combination Product: Control Group (physiotherapy and exercise); Diagnostic Test: Experimental Group (training and stabilization)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06901804

MSRSW/Batch-Fall23/777

Details and patient eligibility

About

This RCT will seek to determine both the Pilates core stabilization and plyometric shoulder training on LBP in fast bowlers. The research problem will emphasize the absence of detailed rehabilitation protocols that address the upper and lower limb strength dysfunction, pain, quality of life, and biomechanics of fast bowlers. Prior literature has not examined the combined use of these two training interventions to address LBP, which affects the performance of fast bowlers. In this study, participants will be randomly assigned to two groups. Group A (experimental) will receive Pilates core stabilization and plyometric shoulder training, while Group B (control) will receive conventional physiotherapy for LBP. There will be two sessions per week for six weeks, and the intensity of the exercises will gradually increase to address athletes' strength, flexibility, and movement control.

Full description

Assessments will be conducted using multiple scales of upper limb strength for the Cricket Ball Throw Test, lower limb strength for the Vertical Jump Test, Quality of Life for the Oswestry Disability Index, biomechanics analysis to determine movement efficiency and Pain Intensity for Numeric Pain Rating Scale. This study will give information about the efficiency of adding core and shoulder training to managing LBP in fast bowlers, increasing their athletic performance and bringing helpful value to the sports and physiotherapy domain.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 17 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 17-25 years
• Male cricket players
• Playing cricket for more than 2 years
• Low back pain without radiation
• Chronic low back pain for more than 3 months
• Non-specific mechanical type without identifiable specific anatomical or neurophysiological causative factors and medically fit

Exclusion criteria

• Any pathological condition of the spine, hip, knee, and pelvis.
• Any history of musculoskeletal injury in the past 6 months.
• Any history of a neurological condition.
• Uncontrolled metabolic disorders such as Diabetes Mellitus
• Any surgical h/o shoulder or elbow in the past 6 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Experimental Group (training and stabilization)

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Combination Product: Control Group (physiotherapy and exercise)