EFFECTS OF THERAPEUTIC BALL EXERCISES VERSUS CONVENTIONAL EXERCISES ON ABDOMINAL MUSCLE ENDURANCE IN SUBJECT WITH NONSPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN

Abstract

Background: The prescription of exercise such as therapeutic ball exercises and abdominal strengthening exercises as a conservative treatment
found to be effective in reducing pain and improving muscle endurance in patients with non-specic low back pain. There are no studies proven
which method of exercise is more effect over other. This study is intended to nd out the effects of therapeutic ball exercises versus abdominal
strengthening exercises in improving the abdominal muscle endurance in patients with non-specic low back pain.
Material And Method: An experimental study design was conducted on 30 male patients with non-specic low back pain, and they were
randomly divided in two groups. Group -I was treated with therapeutic ball exercises and Group -II was treated with conventional abdominal
strengthening exercises for 8 weeks. Both the groups were assessed with Sit-up test for abdominal muscle endurance before and after the treatment.
Result: Group -I who received therapeutic ball exercises scored signicantly higher score on sit-up test when compared to Group -II when
analyzed using independent 't' test at p<0.05.
Conclusion: Therapeutic ball exercises found to be more effective on improving the abdominal muscle endurance in patients with non-specic low
back pain when compared to the subjects treated with conventional abdominal strengthening exercises.