Pilates Exercises on Nonspecific Low Back Pain in Postnatal Women
The Effect of Pilates Exercises on Nonspecific Low Back Pain in Postnatal Women
Kafrelsheikh University
48 participants
Jan 22, 2026
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This study aims to investigate the effects of Pilates for postnatal women with Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP).
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria6
- Age ranges from 20 and 30 years old.
- Body mass index (BMI) doesn't exceed 30 kg/m2.
- Patients who are referred from a gynecologist with a diagnosis of nonspecific low back pain.
- Patients who have pain for more than three months.
- Patients who have parity ranging from one to three (to control the extreme physiological changes from multiple childbirths, ensuring a more uniform sample).
- Patients who have score more than 4 on the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
Exclusion Criteria6
- Mechanical low back pain (LBP).
- Women who had performed any spinal surgery e.g. unilateral hemilaminectomy or microdiscectomy.
- Women with history of vertebral fracture or trauma.
- Women with systemic disorder e.g. diabetes mellitus.
- Women who are pregnant.
- Women who had received physiotherapy treatment for their LBP one month before the start of this study.
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Interventions
Patients will do a comprehensive exercise consisting of a home exercise program (bridges, bridge with leg extension (bridge dog), back extensions, spine twist, and child's pose), a Pilates program, and oral paracetamol as needed for pain relief.
Patients will perform a home-based exercise program consisting solely of postural correction exercises.
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NCT07359144