The Effect of Yoga and Stabilization Exercises in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain

Hacettepe University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Yoga; Other: Spinal Stabilization Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04787094

KA-20031

Details and patient eligibility

About

Although exercise has been shown to be effective in low back pain in the literature, there is no conclusion about which exercise is superior to the other. Although there are studies showing positive effects of spinal stabilization exercises and yoga approach on pain level, disability level and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain, studies evaluating the effectiveness in many other aspects are insufficient. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effects of spinal stabilization and yoga exercises on pain, functional status, metabolic capacity, kinesophobia and sleep quality in patients with chronic low back pain.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chronic non-specific low back pain diagnosis
• Having pain that persists for at least 12 weeks
• 25-65 age range

Exclusion criteria

• Scoliosis with a cobb angle of more than 20º
• History of previous surgery for the lumbal region
• Having an additional diagnosis such as spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, spondylolysis
• Presence of neurological deficits
• Metastatic state presence
• Presence of neurological deficits due to diabetes
• Presence of metabolic problems such as thyroid, hypertension, coronary artery disease
• The presence of inflammatory problems involving the spine

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Yoga Group

Experimental group

Description:

The sessions will begin with breathing exercises in standing, sitting, supine and prone positions, and these exercises will be applied for about 10 minutes. After the breathing exercises, the sudden relaxation technique, which will take 2-3 minutes, firstly contracting the whole body from the feet to the head and then completely relaxing it.

Treatment:

Other: Yoga

Spinal Stabilization Exercise Group

Experimental group

Description:

Spinal stabilization exercises will be applied to the individuals in this group for 8 weeks / 2 days a week, approximately 50-60 minutes a day under the supervision of a physiotherapist. Spinal stabilization exercises will be progressed in 3 phases by gradually increasing the difficulty.

Treatment:

Other: Spinal Stabilization Exercise