Effects of Assisted Sit-up Exercise vs Swiss Ball Pikes on Postpartum Low Back Pain.

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lumbar Pain Syndrome; Postpartum Disorder; Activation, Patient

Treatments: Other: swiss ball pikes exercises; Other: assisted sit-up exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05355246

REC/Lhr/22/0503 Romaisa

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of assisted sit-up exercise and swiss ball pikes on the treatment of pain and disability of postpartum low back pain. The current study will compare the use of assisted sit-up exercise and swiss ball pikes. The current study is novel in a way that there is limited literature about treating postpartum low back pain with physical strengthening exercises. These two methods will be employed to see if they improve ranges along with accompanying pain and disability.

Full description

This study will be a randomized clinical trial. Subjects with postpartum low back pain meeting the predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria will divide into two groups. Pre-assessment will be done using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale & Roland-Morris Questionnaire as subjective measurements. Subjects in one group will be treated with assisted sit-up exercise and the other will be treated with swiss ball pikes. Each subject will receive a total of 12 treatment sessions, with 2 treatment sessions per week. Post-treatment reading for numeric pain rating scale and Roland-Morris questionnaire will be recorded after the end of the 4th, 8th, and 12th treatment session.

Enrollment: 21 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 20 to 40 years.
• Back pain without leg pain for at least three months postpartum period.
• Pain intensity of numeric pain rating scale ranges between 6 to 10.
• Intensity of pain limited daily work activities.

Exclusion criteria

• Any kind of infection, malignancy, inflammation, and structural deformity present in the lumbar and pelvic region.
• Neurologic signs
• Trauma history of the lumbar and pelvic region
• Any lumber or abdominal surgery
• Pregnancy.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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21 participants in 2 patient groups

assisted sit-up exercises Group

Experimental group

Description:

Group A patients will be instructed to perform assisted sit-up exercises by lying on their back and lifting their torso. They will use their body weight to strengthen and tone the core stabilizing abdominal muscles. This exercise will perform a minimum of five and a maximum of 10 repetitions, two times a day and two days a week.

Treatment:

Other: assisted sit-up exercises

swiss ball pikes exercises Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Group B patients will be instructed to perform swiss ball pikes by getting into the pushup position, the rest of the tops of their feet on a swiss ball. Each patient should keep her legs as straight as possible, bend their hips and try to pull their feet towards their chest so that the ball rolls forward. Hold at the top for three to four seconds, then slowly roll back to the starting position. This exercise will perform a minimum of one or two and a maximum of 10 repetitions, two times a day and two days a week. Both exercises will be performed for 12 weeks in both groups.

Treatment:

Other: swiss ball pikes exercises