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. 2015 Dec;27(12):3813-6.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.3813. Epub 2015 Dec 28.

The effects of gluteus muscle strengthening exercise and lumbar stabilization exercise on lumbar muscle strength and balance in chronic low back pain patients

Ui-Cheol Jeong  1 , Jae-Heon Sim  2 , Cheol-Yong Kim  3 , Gak Hwang-Bo  1 , Chan-Woo Nam  1
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The effects of gluteus muscle strengthening exercise and lumbar stabilization exercise on lumbar muscle strength and balance in chronic low back pain patients

Ui-Cheol Jeong et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to examine the effects of exercise to strengthen the muscles of the hip together with lumbar segmental stabilization exercise on the lumbar disability index, lumbar muscle strength, and balance. [Subjects and Methods] This study randomly and equally assigned 40 participants who provided written consent to participate in this study to a lumbar segmental stabilization exercise plus exercise to strengthen the muscles of the gluteus group (SMG + LES group) and a lumbar segmental stabilization exercise group. [Results] Each evaluation item showed a statistically significant effect. [Conclusion] Clinical application of exercise in this study showed that lumbar segmental stabilization exercise plus exercise to strengthen the muscles of the gluteus resulted in a greater decrease in low back pain disability index and increase in lumbar muscle strength and balance ability than lumbar segmental stabilization exercise in chronic low back pain patients receiving the exercise treatments during the same period.

Keywords: Chronic low back pain; Lumbar stabilization exercise; Muscle strengthening exercise.

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