Volume : 6, Issue : 5, May - 2017

INFLUENCE OF ABDOMINAL AND HAMSTRING MUSCLE ACTIVATION EXERCISES OVER ILIOTIBIAL BAND STRETCHING ON A POSITIVE OBER�S TEST IN SUBJECTS WITH LOW BACK PAIN

Soumik Basu, Priti Pradip Kakade, Prof. Tushar J Palekar, Vinaya Chitgopkar

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<b style="text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;mso-ansi-language:EN-IN">Background and Purpose: </span></b><span lang="EN-IN" style="text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">To check the immediate influence of abdominal and hamstring muscle activation exercises over iliotibial band stretching<b>&nbsp; </b>on pain level as measured by VAS and hip adduction range </span><b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Methods:</span></b><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">30 subjects with low back pain and&nbsp; positive ober&rsquo;s test were randomly allocated into two groups. Group A was provided with passive stretch on Iliotibial band. And Group B completed exercises to recruit abdominal and hamstring muscle which are developed by Postural Research Institute</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Results: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Significant increase in passive hip adduction range (p&lt;0.01) and decrease in pain (p&lt;0.01) was identified in Group B<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:&#10;justify;line-height:150%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Conclusion:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"> Exercises activating Abdominal and Hamstring muscle shows immediate effect by improving ober&rsquo;s test and reduce low back pain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>