Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: May | Volume: 10 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 45-49
Effect of Lumbar Core Muscle Stability Exercises on Cardiovascular Parameters of Young Adults- A Cross Sectional Study
Pranali Ravindra Gaikwad1, Reshma Dhiraj Shete2, Abhijit Diwate3
1Intern, DVVPF’S College of Physiotherapy.
2Assistant Professor, 3Professor and HOD,
Department of Cardiovascular and Respiratory Sciences, DVVPF’S College of Physiotherapy, Ahmednagar.
ABSTRACT
Background: Low back pain is experienced in 60%-80% of young adults at some point of their lifetime, affecting the daily activities of many people. Various cardiovascular changes occur during exercise- it meets the increased demand placed on the system and carries out its function with maximal efficiency. So the purpose of the study to find out effect of lumbar core muscle stability exercises on cardiovascular parameters in young adults.
Aim: To find out effect of lumbar core muscle stability exercises on cardiovascular parameters in young adults.
Method: Total 40 patients of age 20-30 were included in the study. Two groups were made. Group A with normal healthy young adults and Group B with Postural Low Back Pain. Baseline parameters like HR, RR, BP were noted as L1. Participants were asked to draw the belly inwards and hold for 10 seconds with 10 repetitions. After exercise baseline parameters were noted as L2.
Results: Paired t-test was used to compare in the groups and unpaired t-test was used to compare in between the two groups. There was significant increase in the cardiovascular parameters of both the groups.
Conclusion: The study concludes that the lumbar core muscle stability exercises exert significant effects on the cardiovascular parameters of healthy young adults as well as young adults with postural low back pain.
Key words: Postural low back pain, Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, Blood Pressure.