The effect of a proposed therapeutic program using massage and stretching exercises to reduce lower back pain in women aged 20-50 years
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Lower back pain, Massage, Stretching exercises, Degree of pain, Flexibility
Abstract
This study aimed to identify the effect of a proposed treatment program using massage and stretching exercises and how to reduce lower back pain in women whose ages range from 20 to 50 years. This study was conducted on a group of women who suffer from lower back pain and frequent the fitness club in the city of Sebha. The sample consisted of about 23 women who agreed to participate in this study. This treatment program took about two months. To find out the effect of the proposed program, the effect of massage and stretching exercises was measured in improving the degree of pain, doing daily work, improving the flexibility of the spine forward, and improving the muscle strength of women. The experimental approach was used due to its suitability to the nature of the study of the research problem, and because it is the most used in the field of physical therapy and rehabilitation. The results concluded that the special therapeutic exercises to increase the anterior flexibility of the spine led to a significant decrease in the degree of pain. Also, exercises greatly increase the length of some muscles, the flexibility of some other muscles, and reduce pain in the lower back. It is necessary to rely on the rehabilitative curriculum for people with back pain.
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