Stabilization exercises combined with neuromuscular electrical stimulation for patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

One proposed mechanism of chronic low back pain might be paraspinal muscle impairment. Commonly, this impairment is treated with stabilization exercises. However, the effect size of stabilization exercises has been previously reported to be small.

Design

Randomized controlled trial.

Objective

To investigate the clinical benefit of using neuromuscular electrical stimulation as a supplement to stabilization exercises in patients with chronic low back pain.

Methods

Thirty participants with chronic low back pain were randomized into a stabilization exercise only group (n=15) or a stabilization exercise plus neuromuscular electrical stimulation group (n=15). The stabilization exercises included abdominal, side support, and quadruped exercises. The neuromu

SUBMITTER: Alrwaily M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6849075 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov - Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature