Effects of MAT Pilates Versus Functional Training on Mechanical Low Back Pain

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Mechanical Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Functional Training; Other: Mat pilates Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05877469

REC//23/0107/Wasifa Haider

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will be a randomized clinical trial. Total 44 Subjects with mechanical low back pain will be assigned randomly by using non probability convenient random sampling in to two groups with 22 subjects in each group. Subjects in one group will be treated with mat Pilates training and the other group with the functional training. NPRS, Inclinometer and urdu version of Modified Oswestry Disablility questionair would be used to measure the outcome of pain, Range of Motion and Disability respectively. After data collection from defined study setting, data will be entered and analyzed at Riphah International University lahore.

Full description

Mechanical low back pain refers to back pain that arises intrinsically from the spine, intervertebral disks, or surrounding soft tissues. This includes lumbosacral muscle strain, disk herniation, lumbar spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis, vertebral compression fractures, and acute or chronic traumatic injury. Repetitive trauma and overuse are common causes of chronic mechanical low back pain, which is often secondary to workplace injury. Pilates focus is improving the core strength, it trains the body as an integrated whole. Functional training involves the daily life activities that also targets on core stability and strength.

The aim of the study is to present the current state of knowledge concerning the application of pilates and functional training in terms of duration, frequency and specific exercises in the management of mechanical low back pain in terms of pain, ROM and disability improvement.

Effects of Mat Pilates and functional training on mechanical low back pain are checked individually before but their effects are not compared previously.

Enrollment: 44 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both male and female
• Age group 25-40
• Patient having mechanical low back pain for more than 12 weeks

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy
• Previous spinal surgery
• Orthopedic and neurological diseases
• Patients with serious spinal pathologies( tumor, fracture and autoimmune conditions)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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44 participants in 2 patient groups

mat pilates training group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Mat pilates training involve leg lifts, toe taps, Single leg stretch, one leg circle, side bend preparation, side kicks, side leg lifts, swan dive, hovers, roll down, crisscross and planks. Treatments will be provided in 30 mins, three sessions per week for 8 consecutive weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Mat pilates Training

Functional training group

Experimental group

Description:

Functional training involve glute bridge, squats, pushups, lateral lunge, step up to shoulder press, goblet squats and woodchop. Treatments will be provided in 30 mins, three sessions per week for 8 consecutive weeks.

Treatment:

Other: Functional Training