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Efficacy of segmental stabilization exercise for lumbar segmental instability in patients with mechanical low back pain: a randomized placebo controlled crossover study
Kumar SP
North American Journal of Medical Sciences 2011 Oct;3(10):456-461
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: Yes; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

BACKGROUND: Lumbar segmental stability is an important biomechanical component that influences symptoms amongst patients with mechanical low back pain. AIMS: To compare the efficacy of segmental stabilization exercises utilizing multifidus and transversus abdominis muscles versus a placebo treatment in patients with lumbar segmental instability. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was an observer-blinded randomized placebo-controlled cross-over study of 18 adults (12 men, 6 women), of mean age 22.5 +/- 1.09 yrs who scored 7/13 in subjective aspects and 8/14 in objective aspects of Delphi criteria for lumbar segmental instability. The selected subjects were then randomized to receive either placebo-control (prone lying) or experimental (lumbar segmental stabilization) as a first treatment. Each treatment was followed by a wash-out period of 24 hours. Outcomes were measured four times- pre- and post- first intervention, pre- and post- second intervention. The outcome measures used were pain on visual analogue scale, pressure pain threshold and Joint play grading scale (0 to 6 scale) on that level. RESULTS: Two-way analysis of variance and post-hoc analysis using Bonferonni test were used with level of significance set at p < 0.05 using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 12.0.1 for Windows. Visual analogue scale changed significantly in both the periods of intervention- in control (p = 0.016) and experimental (p = 0.000) periods. However this improvement was more significant in the experimental period. The joint play grading scale scores improved only in the experimental condition compared to the control condition significantly. The pressure pain threshold also improved significantly in the experimental condition (p = 0.000) while the changes in control condition was not statistically significant (p = 0.816). CONCLUSION: Segmental stabilization exercise was more effective than placebo intervention in symptomatic lumbar segmental instability.

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