A comparison of the efficacy of traditional lumbar stabilization exercises, Pilates and Acupuncture.

A Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Pilates and Acupuncture vs Traditional Lumbar Stabilization Exercises for Chronic Low Back Pain

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A Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Pilates and Acupuncture vs Traditional Lumbar Stabilization Exercises for Chronic Low Back Pain

Background

Chronic low back pain is the diagnosis for individuals who have been suffering from acute back pain but have not showed any signs of improving . In a manner of speaking , chronic low back pain occurs when an individual 's acute back pain has reached the duration of

91 days without improvement (Bogduk McGuirk , 2002 . Chronic low back pain has various treatments , and this research aims to determine which is appropriate According to Colleen Craig (2001 , pilates exercises abdominal muscles and one of these abdominal muscles , if properly attended to , can prevent chronic low back pain . Acupuncture , on the other hand , is also used for the treatment of low back pain (Liao , Lee Ng , 1994

Problem Statement and Hypothesis

This study intends to determine whether or not pilates and acupuncture produce better results than that of traditional lumbar stabilization exercises for the treatment of chronic low back pain . The hypothesis of this research is that alternative methods , such as pilates and acupuncture , are superior over the traditional lumbar stabilization exercises in treating chronic low back pain

Assumption

For this research , it is assumed that pilates and acupuncture produce better results than that of the traditional lumbar stabilization exercises when it comes to treating patients with chronic low back...