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EFFECT OF CORE STABILITY EXERCISES ON LOW BACK PAIN IN WOMEN SUFFERING FROM FIBROMYALGIA- A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

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Last updated: 29 Mar 2025

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Gynecological Physical Therapy

Abstract

Background: Fibromyalgia is common in women causing spinal instability so they are prone to low back pain (LBP). Purpose: Determine the effect of core stability exercises on LBP in women suffering from fibromyalgia. Subjects: Forty women suffering from fibromyalgia and LBP participated in this study, their ages ranged from 25-35 years, their body mass index (BMI) ranged from 19-25 kg/m2, and they were selected randomly from the outpatient clinic of El-Eman hospital, Assiut Governorate. They were randomly divided into two groups of equal number; the control group (A) consisted of twenty women, who followed a self-care routine of good sleep, healthy diet, mental relaxation, and mindfulness for six weeks, and the study group (B) consisted of twenty women, who followed a program of core stability exercises of three levels for six weeks, added to the same self-care routine as group (A). Materials and methods: Assessment of LBP intensity and functional disability was done using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI), respectively, before and six weeks after interventions. Results: There were statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) in both VAS and ODI mean values when comparing pre- to post-study results in both groups (A & B). The intergroup comparison revealed a statistically significant greater improvement (P < 0.05) in VAS and ODI scores favoring group B over group A. Conclusion: Both self-care routine and core stability exercises are effective in decreasing LBP in women with fibromyalgia, but core stability exercises with self-care routine have a superior effect.

DOI

10.21608/ejpt.2024.296742.1192

Keywords

Women, Fibromyalgia, Low back pain, Core Stability

Authors

First Name

Boshra

Last Name

Adly

MiddleName

Samir

Affiliation

Women&rsquo;s health department, Faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university, Egypt

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boshrasamir22@gmail.com

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29307252503631

First Name

Hala

Last Name

Hanafy

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.

Email

emara.hala@yahoo.com

City

Cairo Egypt

Orcid

0009-0009-8326-8144

First Name

Hossam

Last Name

Salem

MiddleName

Eldin

Affiliation

Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al- Azhar University, Cairo, EGYPT

Email

hossameldinsalem.2062@azhar.edu.eg

City

Cairo Egypt

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First Name

Mahitab

Last Name

Yosri

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Department of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.

Email

mahitab.yosri@pt.cu.edu.eg

City

Cairo Egypt

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Volume

21

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1

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54646

Issue Date

2025-03-01

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2024-06-12

Publish Date

2025-03-01

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2682-4027

Online ISSN

2682-4094

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1,139

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Egyptian Journal of Physical Therapy

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https://ejpt.journals.ekb.eg/

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EFFECT OF CORE STABILITY EXERCISES ON LOW BACK PAIN IN WOMEN SUFFERING FROM FIBROMYALGIA- A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

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29 Mar 2025