Studies in Sport Medicine

The Effect of Core Stability Exercises on Endurance and trunk Control in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Hosein Shahrokhi 1
Hamed Abbasi 2
Fariba Mohammadi 2
Pegah Rahmani 3

1 Assistant Professor of Sport Injury & Corrective Exercise, Raja University

2 Assistant Professor of Sport Injury & Corrective Exercise, Sports Sciences Research Institute

3 Ph.D. of Sport Injury & Corrective Exercise, University of Isfahan

https://doi.org/10.22089/smj.2017.3473.1190
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of core stability exercises on endurance and trunk control in patients with multiple sclerosis. The subjects with the age of 20-40, expanded disability status scale 1-4 and randomly allocated to the experimental and control groups. Training program for groups was carried out in eight weeks. Isometric endurance of the Trunk stabilizer muscles was measured by trunk flexor test, trunk extensor test and left and right lateral musculature test and Trunk Impairment Scale was used to measure the ability to trunk control. The data was analyzed by using analysis of covariance at a significance level of 0.05. The results showed that core stability exercises led to a significant increase on isometric endurance of the trunk stabilizer muscles and trunk control. Also, significant differences observed between isometric endurance of the trunk stabilizer muscles and trunk control in the experimental and control groups. According to research findings, the core stability exercises resulted in considerable improvements in endurance and control of the trunk in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Keywords

Multiple Sclerosis
Endurance of the Trunk Stabilizer Muscles
Trunk Impairment Scale
Core Stability Exercises
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Studies in Sport Medicine
Volume 9, Issue 21 - Serial Number 21
Spring & Summer 2017
September 2017
Pages 83-100

  • Receive Date 18 December 2016
  • Revise Date 12 February 2017
  • Accept Date 26 February 2017

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