77 Comparison between Swiss Ball Exercise and Sling Exercise on Lumbar Stability and Postural Stability in Patients with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study

Abstract

Objective: This study was to comparison of level of lumbar stability and postural sway in sagittal plane and coronal plane between exercise with ball and sling in the patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain (NCLBP). Methodology: Twenty participants with NCLBP aged 20 to 55 years were randomly divided into exercise with ball group (BG) and exercise with sling group (SG). Both groups performed 8 exercise sessions; two times per week for four weeks. The visual analog scale (VAS), modified oswestry disability questionnaire (MODQ), modified isometric stability test (MIST) were used to measure at baseline, week 2 and week 4 after exercise. Moreover, the sway area and sway velocity were evaluated at before and after training. Both group performed exercise 15 repetitions per set for 3 sets with 1‐minute resting between set. A repeated two‐way ANOVA was used to analyze the difference variables between both groups. Results: The results showed significant difference between pre and post treatment of pain intensity, functional disability, MIST and postural sway in both groups (p