Randomized control trial, blind, follow up 2 and 5 months. Assessment of spinal stabilization exercises program of chronic nonspecific low back pain: follow-up 2 and 5 months. 29 subjects were randomized for two groups, experimental and control and both received 12 sessions of treatment. The experimental group received the exercises program for lumbar stabilization and the control group was submitted at of ultrasound and short waves s a control group. The measures of intensity pain and disability were collected using the Roland Morris and Br-McGill questionnaire of 2 and 5 months after treatment. The experimental group presented improvement of the intensity of pain and functional at 2 and 5 months after treatment. It was observed at the control group an increasing intensity pain and worse functional disability at 2 and 5 months after treatment. The results of the present study demonstrated that spinal stabilization in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain were effective at the short-term and middle-term treatment (2 and 5 months).

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