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. 2020 Feb;99(2):156-160.
doi: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001315.

The Effect of Stabilization Exercises Along With Self-care Training on Transverse Abdominal Activity, Pain, and Disability in Mothers With Low Back Pain Having Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Zahra Ahmadizadeh  1 , Fatemeh Ehsani, Syed Afshin Samaei, Majid Mirmohammadkhani
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The Effect of Stabilization Exercises Along With Self-care Training on Transverse Abdominal Activity, Pain, and Disability in Mothers With Low Back Pain Having Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Zahra Ahmadizadeh et al. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: Many mothers of children with cerebral palsy experience low back pain, so the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of stabilization exercises along with self-care training on transverse abdominal muscle activity, pain, disability, and depression in them.

Design: In this single-blinded randomized clinical trial, 32 mothers with cerebral palsy children were selected were randomly divided into two groups. Both groups received self-care training individually. For the experimental group, in addition to the self-care training, 24 sessions of stabilization exercises were held. Outcome measures included visual analog scale, Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, Persian version of Beck Depression Inventory-II, and ultrasonography.

Results: In the experimental group, the transverse abdominal muscle activity during abdominal hollowing exercises was significantly increased (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in pain, disability, and depression (P > 0.05).

Conclusions: Stabilization exercises could improve the voluntary activity of transverse abdominal muscle of mothers of children with cerebral palsy.

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