Ten minutes of core stabilisation exercise result in local exercise-induced hypoalgesia in patients with chronic unspecific low back pain

Review written by Dr Sarah Haag info

Key Points

  1. This 10-minute core program did not produce any adverse effects and seemed to improve local pain pressure thresholds (PPT).
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common yet complex condition that has impacted 577 million individuals in the world since 2017 (1). Despite this impact, the optimal amount and type of exercise for CLBP has not been determined, with various forms of exercise providing varying amounts of benefit.

This study sought to compare a focused core exercise program to a control session, to explore whether the exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH) effects differed between local and remote sites. It also aimed to identify potential relationships between EIH and other influencing factors, such as pain status, kinesiophobia, pain catastrophizing, physical activity status, and perceived subjective exertion during exercise.

This study investigated the acute effect of 10-minutes of core stabilization exercises using only body-weight on EIH.

Chronic low back pain is a common yet complex condition that has impacted 577 million individuals in the world since 2017.
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Core exercises may help reduce pain pressure thresholds by harnessing exercise induced hypoalgesia by exercising instead of making the correlation between perceived core weakness and low back pain.

METHODS

  • This randomized controlled cross-over study required three visits.
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