Effect of Abdominal Drawing-in Maneuver on the Lumbar Lordosis Angle in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 MSc of Physiotherapy Student, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aim: Chronic low back pain is one of the most common clinical problems for which various treatments have been carried out so far. Considering the abdominal drawing maneuver effects on the performance of lumbopelvic muscles and the effect of these muscles themselves on the lumbar lordosis, and also having in mind the relationship between lumbar lordosis and low back pain, the present study was carried out to investigate the effect of ADIM on the lumbar lordosis angle in patients with chronic low back pain.
Materials and Methods: A total of 15 women with chronic low back pain and lumbar hyperlordotic posture took part in the study. To measure the lumbar lordosis angle in standing posture, we used the Cobb method in radiographies with lateral view.
Results: The mean difference between the lodosis angles (before and after applying the maneuver) was 11.276, meaning that prior to applying the ADIM, the lordosis angle was more than that after applying it (P<0.05).
Conclusion: According to the findings, applying ADIM in standing position in patients with chronic low back pain and lumbar hyperlordotic posture can result in lordosis decrease and lumbar alignment improvement and it also decreases the chronic pain in this region.

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The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume 7, Issue 1
March and April 2018
Pages 201-207

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  • Receive Date: 13 December 2016
  • Revise Date: 29 June 2017
  • Accept Date: 02 August 2017
  • First Publish Date: 21 March 2018

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