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:: Volume 27, Issue 1 (3-2025) ::
EBNESINA 2025, 27(1): 11-21 Back to browse issues page
The effect of sensorimotor training on ‎lumbar spine posture, pain, and ‎proprioception in military personnel ‎with chronic non-specific low back ‎pain
Yousef Asadi , Sajad Roshani *
Department of Physiology‏ ‏Education Sports Sciences, Urmia ‎University, Urmia, Iran , s.roshani@urmia.ac.ir
Abstract:   (269 Views)
Background and aims: Chronic low back pain is a common musculoskeletal ‎condition. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a ‎sensorimotor exercise program on lumbar spine posture, pain, and ‎proprioception in military personnel suffering from chronic non-‎specific low back pain.‎
Methods: This interventional clinical trial involved 30 military personnel ‎with chronic non-specific low back pain, divided equally into a ‎sensorimotor exercise group and a control group. Lumbar spine ‎posture, pain, and proprioception were assessed before and after the ‎intervention using a flexible ruler, the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and ‎a goniometer, respectively. Data were analyzed using ANCOVA with ‎a significance level set at 0.05.‎
Results: Sensorimotor exercises significantly improved lumbar spine ‎posture (p = 0.001) and reduced back pain (p = 0.001) in the military ‎personnel. Additionally, proprioception showed a significant ‎improvement following the exercise intervention (p = 0.001).‎
Conclusion: Sensorimotor exercises that stimulate the proprioceptive ‎system and enhance sensorimotor input can effectively improve ‎spinal posture, reduce pain, and enhance proprioception in military ‎personnel with chronic non-specific low back pain.‎
 
Keywords: exercise therapy, low back pain, chronic pain, posture, ‎proprioception
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Type of Study: Original | Subject: Military Medicine
Received: 2025/01/26 | Revised: 2025/03/16 | Accepted: 2025/03/16 | Published: 2025/04/5
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