McGill Exercises versus Conventional Exercises in Chronic Low Back Pain

作者：Ammar Tarek A^*

来源：Life Science Journal-Acta Zhengzhou University Overseas Edition, 2012, 9(2): 393-397.

• Low back pain
• McGill
• Exercises
• Function

Background: McGill exercises are designed to impose minimal spinal loading while sufficiently challenging the abdominal and spinal muscles. The purpose of this study was to compare between the effects of McGill exercises and conventional exercises on physical function in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain (LBP). Setting: A physical therapy outpatient clinic. Participants: Sixty participants with nonspecific chronic LBP completed the program. Pain duration was more than 12 weeks. Interventions: The first group (n=30, mean age= 44.7 +/- 15.1 years) received Infra-red and conventional exercises (stretching and strengthening exercises). The second group (n=30, mean age=47.2 +/- 13.8 years) received Infra-red and McGill exercises. Materials: Performance based measures (the fifty-foot preferred speed walk, fifty-foot fast walk, and distance walked in five minutes) were used to measure physical function before and after 6 weeks of treatment. Results: The second group showed statistically significant increase in physical function as measured by the fifty-foot preferred speed walk (F-1,F-57=6.7, P=.01), fifty-foot fast speed walk (F-1,F-57=7.4, P=0.001), and distance walked in five minutes (F-1,F-57=10.4, P=0.001). Conclusion: McGill exercises increased physical function of patients with nonspecific chronic LBP. In this study, McGill exercises were of value for patients with nonspecific chronic LBP. [Tarek Ammar. McGill Exercises and Physical Function in Low Back Pain. Life Sci J 2012; 9(2):393-397]. (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 60

• 出版日期2012