Journal of Novel Physiotherapies
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Pole Exercise on Thorax Cage and its Influence on the Flexibility in Low Back-pain Patients

Akito Moriyasu^1,2, Ryohei Kurihara³, Daisuke Fujimoto³, Toshifumi Dakashita³, Seiya Suzuki³ and Hiroshi Bando^4,5*

¹Rehabilitation Research Group for Body and Heart, Shikoku, Kagawa, Japan

²Akiboshi Bright Star Training Rehabilitation Center, kagawa, Japan

³Seisen Orthopedics Clinic, Tokyo, Japan

⁴Medical Research, Tokushima University, Tokushima, Japan

⁵Shikoku Division, Integrative Medicine Japan (IMJ), Japan

Received Date: Sep 09, 2019 / Accepted Date: Oct 29, 2019 / Published Date: Nov 05, 2019

Citation: Moriyasu A, Kurihara R, Fujimoto D, Dakashita T, Suzuki S, et al. (2019) Pole Exercise on Thorax Cage and its Influence on the Flexibility in Low Back-pain Patients. J Nov Physiother 9:418.

Copyright: © 2019 Moriyasu A, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Background: Low back pain (LBP) has been common clinical and neuromusculoskeletal disorders. Authors have continued clinical practice and research concerning LBP and rehabilitation, associated with the efficacy of pole exercise movement and application.

Methods: Subjects were 18 LBP patients with 46.6 ± 5.8 years old. They were randomly assigned to two groups, which are pole exercise and control groups. Group 1 continued axial rotation, lateral bending and forward/backward rotation along Moriyasu method 10 times 3 sets per day for 2 weeks. Group 2 continued Slump Stretching and Gluteus Stretch in the same way. The biomarkers include Finger Floor Distance (FFD) and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) before and after the intervention.

Results: Both groups showed significant improved results in FFD and NRS between before and after the intervention. Group 1 showed significant improved results in FFD and NRS after intervention, which were 5.2 ± 9.4 cm vs. 15.7 ± 7.0 cm, and 3.0 ± 2.1 vs. 5.1 ± 1.3 respectively.

Conclusion: The results suggested that continuous daily pole exercise would be effective for improved flexibility and motor function for thorax cage and vertebrae. Further study and comparative evaluation among LBP, pole exercise, FFD and other biomarkers will be expected in the future.

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