The effect of low back exercise on the pain condition of sedentary women who Suffering from low back pain

Authors

  • Betül Arıkan
  • Serkan Hazar
  • Emin Arıkan

Keywords:

Back pain, sedentary women, exercise

Abstract

15 sedentary women were taken to study with the aim of to determine the effect of four week exercise at the middle aged women suffering from low back pain (age 27,933±3,104, height 163,266±5,573, body weight 59,466±9,905, BMI 21,933±3,127). Participants was informed about low back health and given exercise program. Exercises were put in to practice twice a day for four weeks. Exercise were started five times repeat in first week, ten times in second and it continued fifteen times in third and fourth weeks. Before and the after the exercise program Oswestry Each scale was applied to participants. First and the last tests were compared repeated t test, and the results were evaluated at the level of p<0,05. Decreasing the pain was determined after exercise program of ache, personal caring, heaving, walking, sitting, sleeping, wandering, sexual and social life. In conclusion the exercise program which was applied by the participants, were reduced their low back pain.

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Author Biographies

Betül Arıkan

Aktaş Ş.Y.K.  Elementary School. Physical Education Teacher

Serkan Hazar

Niğde University, Department of Physical Education and Sports

Emin Arıkan

Niğde University Institute of Social Sciences Student

Published

2010-09-16

How to Cite

Arıkan, B., Hazar, S., & Arıkan, E. (2010). The effect of low back exercise on the pain condition of sedentary women who Suffering from low back pain. Journal of Human Sciences, 7(2), 671–681. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1422

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Physical Education and Sport Sciences