J�?¼lide �?�?nc�?¼ Alptekin

Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Institute of Health Sciences, Turkey

Publications

• Research Article
  The impact of motor control exercises on nonspecific lumbar pain
  Author(s): Merol G�?¼rsoy, Hasan Kerem Alptekin* and J�?¼lide �?�?nc�?¼ Alptekin
  
  This study aims to find an answer to this question by investigating the impact of motor control exercises on nonspecific lumbar pain. The study includes 30 healthy female and 30 healthy male individuals between the ages of 30 and 65 with a BMI within the range of 18.6-31.3.60 volunteers with nonspecific lumbar pain participated in this study. The individuals were divided into two randomized groups; traditional lumbar abdominal isometric and stretching exercises as a control group, while another group was assigned motor control exercises as the treatment group. The participants were re-evaluated on the 3rd and 6th weeks with VAS and Oswestry low back pain scales. No relations with demographic structures were found, as a result of the study (p>0.05). There were no statistically significant differences in VAS results before the treatment (p=0.870), on the 3r.. Read More»