Online Versus Physically Supervised Pilates Exercise Program in Non-specific Low Back Pain

The study will be Randomized Controlled Trial and will be conducted in Riphah Rehabilitation Research Center. The study duration will be 9 months. Non- probability convenient sampling technique will be used to collect the data. Patients with chronic non-specific low back pain will be included in this study after meeting the inclusion criteria. The sample size of this study is 40 participants 20 in each group. Both groups will be an experimental group and will receive Pilates exercise protocol and common standard physical therapy treatment, 02 times a week for 04 weeks. Group A will receive supervised online Pilates exercise plan with common standard physical therapy and Group B will receive clinical supervised Pilates with common standard physical therapy treatment. The common standard physical therapy plan will be a hot pack for lumbar region for 10 mins, hamstring stretch, participants should maintain this stretch for 30 secs with 10 repetitions and strengthening of abdominal muscles in crook lying position with 10 repetitions with hold of 30 sec. The Pilates exercise protocol will include rollup, one leg circle exercise, crook leg lying, prone single leg kick, side-lying clamshell, supine stretch exercise, bug roll, prone attitude rotation, side kick and saw exercise. The Pilates protocol will be of 30 mins with 06-10 repetitions for each exercise withhold time for 30 sec. The outcome measure will be Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) for pain, Oswestry Low Back Disability Questionnaire (ODI) for disability and inclinometer for range of motion.