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Research Paper | Physiotherapy | India | Volume 7 Issue 3, March 2018

Correlation of Back Extensor Muscle Endurance with Oswestry Disability Index in Middle Aged Females with Chronic Low Back Pain

Rupali Shevalkar ^[3] | Arham Jain ^[2]

Abstract: - The back extensor endurance is important to maintain ideal posture. There is paucity of literature on back extensor endurance in subjects with chronic low back pain in middle aged female population. The objective of our study was to compare the back extensor endurance in middle aged females with and without chronic low back pain and correlating it with the oswestry disability index. Total 30 participants were taken 15 in each group. Biering psorensons test and oswestry disability index was performed. The results showed subjects without low back pain had significantly better endurance (p

Keywords: back extensors endurance, chronic low back pain, oswestry disability index

Edition: Volume 7 Issue 3, March 2018,

Pages: 1713 - 1716

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