Specific Modified Exercise Program for Low Back Pain in Racketlon Players

Comparison of Conventional Exercise Protocols and Specific Modified Exercise Program for Low Back Pain in Racketlon Players

To compare the effects of conventional exercise protocol and specific modified exercise program to prevent low back pain in racketlon players.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sports Physical Therapy
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: SPECIFIC MODIFIED EXERCISE PROGRAM GROUP; Other: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISES PROGRAM GROUP

Detailed Description

Racketlon is a combination sport in which competitors play a sequence of the four most popular racket sports: Table Tennis, Badminton, squash and tennis. Squash (racquet sport) is an intermittent high-intensity competitive racquet sport that requires quick movements as maintaining control over the placement of the ball with the greatest spatial awareness that is played globally through racquet sports are enjoyed throughout the world and are increasing in their popularity. Since this game encumbers a high level of fitness from the players, who are usually active for the majority of the playing time. Squash players are physically challenged as they are engaged in continuous repetitive training and frequent participation in game to improve their fitness and skills.

The purpose of this study is to find the effects of modified exercise program on LBP in racketlon players. The modified exercise program is a 5-Week Linear Periodization Program, which had effects on Maximal Strength and Speed on elite squash players. This study will find whether this 5-week linear periodization program has an effect to prevent low back pain in racketlon players.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 24
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, 43600
      • Safari Sports Club

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 30 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Active Male Racketlon player involved in sport activities for at least 3 times per week
• Age between 20-30 years.
• Players having ≥ 2 episodes of mechanical low back pain in past 6 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

Any upper and lower limb injury.

• History of metabolic diseases.
• History of recent fractures.
• History of spinal radiculopathy

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: SPECIFIC MODIFIED EXERCISE PROGRAM GROUP; The modified exercise group will perform 12 exercises.	Other: SPECIFIC MODIFIED EXERCISE PROGRAM GROUP; The modified exercise program group will perform following exercises: Resisted static Squats SLER Banded rows SL Banded Jumps Resisted explosive reverse lunges 5hurdle Jumps Elevated single leg Swiss ball Bosu Banded Stars RLE Barbell lunge Static shoulder Abd.with banded leg Add Ant.Banded static squat with medball press Bosu banded superman Sit ups
Active Comparator: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISES PROGRAM GROUP; The conventional exercises program will perform conventional exercises.	Other: CONVENTIONAL EXERCISES PROGRAM GROUP; The conventional exercise program group will perform the same exercises as they doing for their low back pain.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Micheli functional scale (MFS):	The Micheli functional scale (MFS) was developed as a back-specific tool for functional assessment in young athletes. This scale is a brief and reliable rating scale to quantify pain intensity and athletic function and determines the degree of the back pain associated with sports activity limitations, back extension/or upright activities, sitting/or flexion activities, and jumping activity. The MFS is a self-report questionnaire and contains 5 items consisting of a symptom question, 3 activity-related questions, and a visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain intensity. The total score is calculated by adding questionnaire responses (range 0 - 15) plus VAS score (range 0 - 10). This maximum total score of 25 is then multiplied by 4. The range of total scores is from 0 (least amount of difficulty) to 100 (the most amount of difficulty).	5 weeks
1 Minute Push-up Test (PUT):	The test began with the athlete in a push-up position, hands placed shoulder width apart with elbows in full extension. The athlete was asked to maintain a neutral spine throughout the movement. A 4-inch block was positioned directly below the athletes' chests to standardize push up depth every time. 1 repetition was counted when the athlete performs a push up and the chest comes into contact with the block and then returning to the starting position. Each athlete was given 1 minute to perform a maximum number of repetitions.	5 Weeks
Kraus -Weber Test for lower back muscles	The Kraus-Weber Test involves a series of tests that measure minimum strength & flexibility of the back, abdominals, psoas, and hamstring muscles. The Kraus-Weber fitness test protocols, a series of six medical fitness tests measuring the strength and flexibility of key postural (core) muscles. This abdominal test assesses the strength of the abdominal and psoas muscles.	5 Weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Aadil Omer, Ph.D*, Riphah International University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 13, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 14, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): December 15, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): December 8, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 7, 2022
• Last Verified: December 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain; Low Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/01018 Zainab Saad

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No