THE EFFECTIVENESS OF GOODMORNINGS EXERCISE VS CONVENTIONAL STRENGTHENING EXERCISE IN SUBJECTS WITH MECHANICAL LOW BACK PAIN

Abstract

Background of the Study: Low back pain (LBP) is a very common and more than 10 million cases reported per year (India).The overall prevalence of low back pain was < 10% in the community. The prevalence of low back pain was more in women compared to men and it occurs more in the age group 20-35 compared to other age groups. Methodology: The study setting is Physiotherapy OPD ACS medical college and hospital campus with experimental study design. 30 subjects of both male and female between the age of 20-35 years who are brisk and who doesn’t have any previous illness with slump test negative were included. Group 1 (n=15) were given Good mornings with barbell exercise for 30 minutes and Group 2 (n=15) were given with conventional strengthening exercise for 30 minutes. The subjects were assessed pre and post to the treatment by Oswestry low back disability questionnaires and Visual Analogue Scale. Results: On comparing the Mean values of Group A & Group B on VAS Score, it shows significant decrease in the post test Mean values but (Group B - Strengthening) shows (2.53) which has the Lower Mean value is effective than (Group A - Barbell) (3.00) at P ≤ 0.05. Hence Null Hypothesis is rejected. On comparing the Mean values of Group A & Group B on Oswestry Disability Index(OSDI), it shows significant decrease in the post test Mean values but (Group B - Strengthening) shows (16.86) which has the Lower Mean value is effective than (Group A - Barbell) (19.60) at P ≤ 0.05. Conclusion: Therefore, this study proved conventional strengthening exercise plays a vital role in treating MLBP.