Effectiveness of Lumbar Motor Control Exercises in Improving Lumbar Stability among Bharatanatyam Dancers.
| Autor: | Pavana, V., Amrutha S. |
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LUMBAR vertebrae physiology
INFERENTIAL statistics STATISTICS RESEARCH methodology PRE-tests & post-tests T-test (Statistics) MUSCLE strength QUESTIONNAIRES DESCRIPTIVE statistics ABDOMINAL exercises JUDGMENT sampling DATA analysis software DATA analysis MOTOR ability JOINT hypermobility BACK exercises |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy; Jul-Sep2021, Vol. 15 Issue 3, p160-168, 9p |
| Abstrakt: | Background and purpose: Low back injuries among Bharatanatyam dancers are said to be over use related and secondary to biomechanical alignment defects. This causes weakness of the deep core muscles resulting in lumbar instability and low back pain. Motor control exercises aim to retrain the optimal control of the deep spinal muscle and maintain normal control during physical and functional tasks. The study is designed to assess the effectiveness of motor control exercises in improving lumbar stability among Bharatanatyam dancers. Objectives: To find out the strength of the deep abdominal muscle function pre and post intervention. To find out the correlation between lumbar spine curvature in standing and the deep abdominal muscle strength. To assess the effectiveness of lumbar motor control exercises in improving lumbar stability. Design: Quasi experimental one group pre and post-test design Methods: A total of 85 subjects (females) aged between 18 to 30 years with Quebec score >20 were recruited using purposive sampling method. Subjects were examined for core muscle activity using Stabilizer pressure biofeedback and were assessed for Lumbar spine curvature using Flexible curve ruler. Pain and disability were scored using Modified Oswestry disability questionnaire (MODQ). The intervention consisted of motor control exercises for 6 weeks. Pre and post-test intervention scores were recorded and analysed. Results: The core muscle activity and Modified Oswestry disability score significantly (p<0.001) improved after the intervention and showed strong significance. The correlation between lumbar lordosis angle and core muscle activity showed positive relation (r = 0.859) and statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: The results suggest that, motor control exercises may be significantly effective in improving lumbar stability among Bharatanatyam dancers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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