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Title: Pilates mat exercises versus stabilization exercises treatment of nonspecific acute low back pain
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of Pilates mat exercises as compared with Stabilization exercises in treatment of nonspecific acute low back pain. Subjects: sixty male and female patients referred from an orthopedic surgeon. Methods: Patients were randomly assigned into two equal experimental groups. The first experimental group (A) consisted of 30 patients with a mean age of 25.33 (+ 3.72) years old, body mass of 70.43 (+3.43) Kg, and height of 166.53 (+1.61) cm; received Pilates mat exercises, which consists of: breathing, pelvic placement, rib cage placement, scapular movement and stabilization, head and cervical placement, hamstring stretch with resistance band, quadriceps stretch, dead bug and circle squeeze. The second experimental group (B) consisted of 30 patients with mean age of 25.26 (+ 3.4) years old body mass of 69.52 (+2.82) Kg, and height of 166.73 (+1.77) cm; received Stabilization exercises, which consists of: abdominal brace (Static abdominal contraction), multifudus muscle isometric activation, bridge, quadruped position exercise and wall slide. Treatment was given 3 times per week, each other day, for one month. Patients were evaluated pretreatment and posttreatment for back pain severity, back function, lumbar flexion, extension and side bending range of motions. Results: Patients in both groups showed significant improvement in all measured variables. In between groups difference the first group showed a significant improvement than the second group in lumbar flexion range of motion, and no statistical difference in increasing lumbar extension, however there is clinical difference and high percent of improvement in the favor of the first group. There was no significant difference between both groups in reduction of pain and functional disability