Abstract
Title
“EFFECTIVENESS OF BACK STRENGTHENING EXERCISES ON
LOW BACK PAIN AMONG POST MENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN
SELECTED VILLAGE”
Author
Aruljothi P
Email
aruljothi@gmail.com
keyword
back
strengthening exercises,
low back pain, postmenopausal women
Abstract
A quasi experimental study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of back strengthening
exercises on low back pain among post-menopausal women in selected area. The quasi
experimental pre-test post-test control group design was adopted and the post menopausal
women from Ammapet area were chosen for the study. 60 samples were selected by
purposive sampling technique. The level of low back pain was assessed by using modified
Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire. Back strengthening exercise was
administered for Study group. Post test done on fourth week of the data collection period.
The data gathered were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistical method and
interpretations were made on the basis of the objectives of the study. During pretest, in Study
group none of them had minimal low back pain, 9(30%) had moderate low back pain,
16(53.33%) had severe low back pain, 5(16.66%) had crippled low back pain and none of
them had bed bound. In Control group, none of them had minimal low back pain, 10
(33.33%) had moderate low back pain, 17(56.66%) had severe low back pain 3(10%) with
crippled low back pain, none of them with bedbound. During post test, in Study group
19(63.33%) had minimal low back pain, 7(23.33%) had moderate low back pain, 2(6.66%)
had severe low back pain and 26.66%) had crippled low back pain. In Control group, none of
them had minimal low back pain, 10(33.33%) had moderate low back pain, 17(56.66%) with
severe low back pain, and 3(10%) crippled low back pain. The mean score on level of low
back pain among post menopausal women in Study group were 49.93 in pre test and 19.73 in
post test respectively. The paired‘t’ value for low back pain were 10.74* which is significant
at p < 0.05. It shows that back strengthening exercise was effective in reducing the level of
low back pain. Hence the research hypothesis h1 is accepted. In Control group the mean
score on level of low back pain among post menopausal women were 48 in pre test and 48 in
post test respectively. The estimated paired‘t’ value for low back pain were 0.26 which is not
significant at p < 0.05. The data findings showed that there was no significant association
between the post test level of low back pain among post menopausal women with their
demographic variable such as age, education, occupation, income, religion, dietary pattern,
type of delivery, number of children, age of menopause and type of menopause at p>0.05
level. Hence hypothesis H3 is not accepted
