Abstract
Title
EFFECTIVENESS OF BACK STRENGTHENING EXERCISES ON
LOW BACK PAIN AMONG POST MENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN
SELECTED VILLAGE
Author
Vijaya Nirmala Devi S, Dr. Rajalakshmi S
Email
vijisudhagar@gmail.com
keyword
back strengthening exercises, low back pain,
post menopausal 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
