Effect of mulligan mobilization technique versus core stability exercise on post natal low back pain / Kerolous Ishak Shehata Kelini ; Supervised Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Awad , Abdelhamid Abdelaziz Atta Allah , Wafaa Mohammad Kamal

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Gynecology and Obstetrics

This study was conducted to compare the effect of mulligan mobilization technique and core stability exercise on post-natal low back pain. Forty primegravidae or multigravidae postnatal women complained of low back pain selected randomly from physical therapy department in Al Zahraa University Hospital in Cairo, Al Azhar University.Their ages were ranged from 25 to 35 years old and their body mass index was not exceeding 30 kg/m2. They were divided into two groups equal in number, group (A) treated by Mulligan mobilization technique three times a week for four weeks while group (B) treated by core stability exercises three times a week for four weeks. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to measure pain intensity and Oswestry Disability Index was used to assess functional disability for both groups (A&B) before and after treatment. The results of this study found that, there was a statistically highly significant decrease (P<0.01) in low back pain intensity and functional disability in both groups (A&B) after the performance of mulligan mobilization technique and core stability exercises on post natal women. But the obtained results showed that the statistically highly significant decrease in low back pain intensity and functional disability were better after the performance of core stability exercises than mulligan mobilization technique on post natal women. Accordingly, it can be concluded that the performance of Core stability exercises is more effective in reducing low back pain intensity and functional disability than mulligan mobilization technique on post natal women.

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