SEGMENTAL AND GENERAL STABILIZATION EXERCISES IN CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

SEGMENTAL STABILIZATION AND GENERAL LUMBER STABILIZATION EXERCISE IN CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

Chronic low back pain effects more than 50% of general population. It's prevalence is higher is young adults that are economically active adults.

Its significance is often underestimated because usually young adults ignore these initial episodes of low back pain due to their busy life style or life full of commitments. Approximately 70% of adults have at least one episode of low back pain during their lifetimes.

It will be randomized control trial with 60 patients with chronic low back pain divided into 2 groups. One group will be given segmental stabilization whose purpose is to achieve segmental control over primary stabilizers. Second group will be given just generalized lumber stabilization exercises as it includes close chain exercises with low velocity as well as low load. This study will be conducted in Rehabilitation setup of Benazir Bhutto hospital Rawalpindi and IIRS that is Rehabilitation dept. at Al Nafees medical college and hospital, Islamabad. Non probability Convenience Sampling technique will be utilized

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both males and females will be included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age limits of subjects will be between 15 to 60