The Efficacy of Clinical Pilates Exercises on Individuals With Lumbar Disc Herniation

Eastern Mediterranean University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Lumbar Disc Herniation

Treatments: Other: Clinical pilates exercises; Other: physiotherapy program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03198273

EasternMediterranianUniversity

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to determine the effects of clinical Pilates Exercises on the level of pain, functional status, flexibility, static and dynamic endurance of the truncus muscles and quality of life in patients with lumbar disc herniation.

Enrollment: 88 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Individuals, between the ages of 30-60,
• Have been diagnosed according to Magnetic Resonance Imaging results, in one or several of the levels of L3-L4 / L4-L5 / L5-S1 in the case of Bulging and Protuberance lumbar disc hernia,
• At least 6 weeks with back and leg pain,
• Those who will be able to participate in the exercise program regularly,
• Those who are not included in the physiotherapy program in the last 6 months,,
• With mental, auditory and visual problems that will prevent communication will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals, with spinal stenosis,
• Having previously described lumbar spine surgery,
• Having severe neurological deficits,
• Having primary or metastatic spinal malignancy,
• Having vascular problem at a later stage in the lower extremity,
• Diagnosed with osteoporosis,
• Those who are pregnant,
• Having uncontrolled hypertension,
• With anger-dependent anguish will not be included in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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88 participants in 2 patient groups

Clinical pilates exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will exercise 3 times a week for 6 weeks (18 sessions in total, 45-60 minutes each session) in accompany with a physiotherapist. Since the chosen model for exercise training is clinical pilates exercises, separate patient training will be needed. First 3 weeks planned as Warming Phase, Exercise Phase (first 3 weeks), Cooling Phase; and Second 3 weeks planned as Warming Phase, Exercise Phase (first 3 weeks), Cooling Phase.

Treatment:

Other: Clinical pilates exercises

Physiotherapy Program

Experimental group

Description:

Standard physiotherapy program consisting of conservative treatment is applied to both groups. The conservative treatment schedule to be applied to planned as 10 sessions, 3 times a week.

Treatment:

Other: physiotherapy program