Randomized Controlled Study Of The Effect Of Suspended Core Stability Exercises On Balance, Core Stability And Pain In The Female With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain

Heydari, RanaSadat; Sahebozamani, Mansour; Karimi Afshar, Fatemeh

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Heydari R, Sahebozamani M, Karimi Afshar F. Randomized Controlled Study Of The Effect Of Suspended Core Stability Exercises On Balance, Core Stability And Pain In The Female With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain. RSMT 2026; 23 (30) :229-249
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Randomized Controlled Study Of The Effect Of Suspended Core Stability Exercises On Balance, Core Stability And Pain In The Female With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain

RanaSadat Heydari

, Mansour Sahebozamani

, Fatemeh Karimi Afshar

Phd Student of Sport Injury and Corrective Exercises, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran. , ranasadatheydari@ut.ac.ir

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Introduction and Purpose: Core stability is crucial for preventing and alleviating low back pain. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effects of suspended core stability exercises on the static and dynamic balance, core stability, pain level in females with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain (NSCLBP).
Methodology: 21 females with NSLBP were randomly divided into experimental(n:11, age:35/1±8/2) and control (n:11, age:32/9±7/6) groups. The static and dynamic balance, core stability, pain level were measured by Biodex balance system, valid tests of Core stability and Visual analogue scale (VAS) respectively. Mixed ANOVA were used for data analysis.
Results: Based on the results of the study, unlike the control group, there was a significant difference in static and dynamic balance, core stability, pain level variables from pre-test to post-test in the experimental group. Also, this difference was observed between the experimental and control groups(P≤0/05).
Conclusion: According to the results of this research, Suspended Core Stability Exercises with TRX, may improve core stability, static and dynamic balance and decrease pain in female with NSCLBP. This may be due to the instability of these exercises, which enhances muscle activation in the core while also involving changes in body position and movements of the upper and lower limbs.

Keywords: Suspension Exercises, Core Stability, Postural Control, Low Back Pain

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Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: آسیب شناسی و حرکات اصلاحی
Received: 2025/01/1 | Accepted: 2025/08/17 | Published: 2026/01/30

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