The effects of prone bridge exercise on the Oswestry disability index and proprioception of patients with chronic low back pain

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of bridge exercises on the Oswestry disability index (ODI) scores and proprioception among patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). [Subjects and Methods] A total of 38 patients participated in this study. After eight weeks of bridge exercise, the joint position angle of the body trunk was measured and the ODI was used in survey form to investigate the intensity of the patients’ low back pain. [Results] After eight weeks of exercise, the ODI showed significant differences in all three groups. Subjects’ joint position sense of the trunk in both lumbar flexion and extension was also significantly different after completing the exercise program; this was true for all three groups. [Conclusion] Performing the prone bridge exercise for eight weeks improved proprioceptive function and reduced pain and impediment of activity, showing it a more effective exercise than other bridge exercises.

The effect of core stabilization exercise on lumbar joint position sense in patients with subacute non-specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

“…CSE may also have a retaining effect on improving lumbar joint position sense. As increases in muscle activity stimulate muscle spindles and joint receptors; the accuracy of the sensory integration procedure is enhanced empowering precise joint repositioning 26 ) .…”

“…CSE involves the activation and training of deep core muscles transversus abdominis (TrA) and lumbar multifidus (LM), with minimal activity of the superficial muscles 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ) . Low-threshold recruitment of local and global muscle systems is important to provide modulation of the CNS for efficient motor integration of the muscles and may enhance joint position sense 24 , 25 , 26 ) . However, to our knowledge, the effect of CSE as an active treatment on lumbar joint position sense in patients with subacute NSLBP has never been explored.…”

Effects of whole body vibration on spinal proprioception in healthy individuals

“…Excessive loading would be transmitted to joint surfaces and induce more pain to the patient with LBP, causing high reoccurrence rate [1]. Proprioceptive training is therefore recommended for patients with LBP [12].…”

The effect of the trunk and gluteus maximus muscle activities according to support surface and hip joint rotation during bridge exercise

“…Bridging exercise is widely used as a body stabilization program in clinical treatment, can retrain global muscles and local muscles to coordinate in proper ratio 6 ) , and it is reported as a crossed chain muscle strengthening exercise and a weight bearing exercise that produces shearing force, increase of joint pressure, growth of joint stability and consistency, increase of dynamic stability, stimulus of myoreceptor, etc 7 ) . Kong et al 8 ) chose the bridging exercise as a training method to improve the proprioceptive sensibility function to the chronic lumbago patients suffered from spinae instability and degenerative disease, and they said that bridging exercise is a useful exercise to control fine movements through adjustment and maintenance of balance. And bridging exercise is reported to help strengthen the muscle of gluteus maximus at hip joint extensor group 9 ) .…”