The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Feldenkrais method affects balance in patients with mechanical low back pain. The main questions it aims to answer is:

does Feldenkrais method affects balance in patients with mechanical low back pain.

Participants will:

Be assessed for inclusion using slump and straight leg raise tests. Visit the clinic twice every week for sessions. Assessed pre and post treatment using Biodex Balance.

Sample size calculation showed that our sample is 40. Forty patients with mechanical low back pain not referring beyond the knee will be recruited from Souad Kafafi Hospital and multiple outpatient clinics in Giza, Egypt. Inclusion criteria is male or female patients, 18-45 years, mechanical pain for the last 6 months, with no previous surgeries or diseases in the spine. Treatment strategy include 10 treatment sessions for each allocated subject. Core strengthening exercises and Feldenkrais method (balance exercises) are the treatment approached used in this study. Two experienced physical therapists will apply the treatment in the Faculty of Physical therapy clinic. Overall, mediolateral, and anteroposterior stability will be assessed for each patient. The measurement will be done twice pretreatment and immediately after the last session.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mechanical back pain.
• Symptoms lasted for the last 6 months.
• Not referring beyond the knee.
• Mild to moderate pain in Numerical Pain Rating Scale and mild to moderate disability on Oswestry Disability Index

Exclusion Criteria:

• Spine Surgeries
• Chronic diseases
• Accidents and Fractures

Study protocol will be shared by the principal investigator using email address mohamed.khater@must.edu.eg upon request.

After the date of publication of this work by 3 months.

The requests will be assessed by the principal investigator. The data will be sent by the formal email address.