Effect of pelvic fl oor exercise on non-specifi c lower back pain in post-partum women

Abstract

The present aim of the study was to investigate improvement in pain intensity and measure disability of women with constant postpartum lower back pain after and tailored exercise protocol. Herein, 30 women aged between 30-35 years having lumbo-pelvic pain after delivery of three years were included and were received tailored exercises. The subjects were classified acoording to Demographic and Anthropometric characteristics. Manual Screening for pain was done through VAS (visual analog scale) and Oswestry disability questionnaire. Group A and Group B were classified as according to the exercise protocols. Group A were subjected to pelvic floor exercise along with abdominal muscle strengthening while Group B were subjected to Spinal hyperextensions along with abdominal muscle strengthening. The results depicted that the pelvic floor exercise in combination abdominal exercise with routine treatment for back pain provide significant benefits in terms of pain relief and disability over routine treatment as compared to spinal hyperextensions along with abdominal muscle strengthening. A correlation was also established between the changes in disability and pain intensity in between two groups.