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Effect of Hip Muscle Strengthening Exercises on Pain and Disability in Patients With Low Back Pain. A Systematic Review

Gema Santamaria
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Irene Rodríguez
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Ritika Matani Chimnani
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Raúl Cobreros-Mielgo
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Eva Lantaron Caerio
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Diego Fernández-Lázaro
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Version 1 : Received: 25 May 2023 / Approved: 26 May 2023 / Online: 26 May 2023 (04:22:58 CEST)

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Santamaría, G.; Rodríguez, I.; Rodríguez-Pérez, V.; Cobreros-Mielgo, R.; Lantarón-Caeiro, E.; Seco-Casares, M.; Fernández-Lázaro, D. Effect of Hip Muscle Strengthening Exercises on Pain and Disability in Patients with Non-Specific Low Back Pain—A Systematic Review. Sports 2023, 11, 167. Santamaría, G.; Rodríguez, I.; Rodríguez-Pérez, V.; Cobreros-Mielgo, R.; Lantarón-Caeiro, E.; Seco-Casares, M.; Fernández-Lázaro, D. Effect of Hip Muscle Strengthening Exercises on Pain and Disability in Patients with Non-Specific Low Back Pain—A Systematic Review. Sports 2023, 11, 167.

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is a health problem that affects 70-80% of the population in Western countries. Because of the biomechanical relationship between the lumbar region and the hip, it is thought that strengthening the muscles of this joint could improve the symptoms of people with LBP. The objective of the study is to evaluate the current evidence on the efficacy of hip strengthening exercises to reduce pain and disability in people with LBP. Clinical trials were collected from PubMed, PEDro, and Scopus databases published up to September 2022. Based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines and using CASpe and PEDro tools for methodological quality assessment, we selected studies that included hip strengthening exercises as part of LBP treatment and measured pain and/or disability parameters. Among the 966 records identified in the search, a total of 7 studies met the established selection criteria. Overall, participants who performed hip strengthening exercises had significantly improved in pain and disability. The methodological quality of the included studies was assessed as “good”. In conclusion, the addition of hip muscle strengthening exercises iterating LBP effectively improving pain and disability.

Keywords

Low back pain; hip; strengthening; treatment; pain; disability.

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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