Effect of modified leg-raising exercise on the pain and pelvic angle of a patient with back pain and excessive lordosis

• Published in: Journal of Physical Therapy Science Vol. 29; no. 7; pp. 1281 - 1282
• Main Author: Yoo, Won-gyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan The Society of Physical Therapy Science 01.07.2017
• Subjects: Back pain; Case Study; Leg-raising; Lumbar lordosis; Leg-raising; Back pain; Lumbar lordosis
• ISSN: 0915-5287; 2187-5626
• DOI: 10.1589/jpts.29.1281

[Purpose] This study developed a modified active leg-raising exercise to decrease lumbar lordosis and assessed its effectiveness in a patient with low back pain and excessive lumbar lordosis. [Subject and Methods] The subject was a 56-year-old woman with excessive lordosis, who complained of continuous severe LBP pain at the L5 level for 1 year. The subject performed the modified active leg-raising exercise while flexing the neck. She performed the modified active leg-raising exercises for 2 weeks, performing three sets of 30 repetitions per day. [Results] The patient’s anterior pelvic tilt angle decreased from 20° and 23° to 16° and 17° on the right and left sides, respectively. In backward trunk extension, the VAS score of her back pain decreased to 4 (from the initial score 8). [Conclusion] This result suggests that the modified leg-raising combined with neck flexion helped to recovery the pelvic posture and back pain. The subject could also easily fix her pelvis and avoid moving her lower trunk while exercising.