title: The effect of six weeks of sling exercise training on trunk muscular strength and endurance for clients with low back pain.
abstract: [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 6 weeks sling exercise training for clients with low back pain on the levels of pain, disability, muscular strength and endurance. [Subjects and Methods] Twelve chronic LBP subjects participated in this study. Subjects were randomly divided into a control group and a training group. Subjects in the training group performed sling exercise training for six weeks, and participants in the control group did not perform any exercise. [Results] Pain, disability levels and muscular strength significantly improved in the training group, but not in the control group. The left multifidus showed a significant improvement in muscular endurance, measured as the slope of the median frequency after training. [Conclusion] Six weeks of sling exercise training was effective at reducing pain intensity, and improving the disability level and trunk muscular strength of subjects with low back pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University: Kaohsiung City 701, Taiwan ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: You
authors.affiliation: Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ten-Chen General Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tzu-Kai
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, College of Allied Health, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Lih-Jiun
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Liaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University: Kaohsiung City 701, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Lan
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University: Kaohsiung City 701, Taiwan.
authors.forename: I-Hua
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.affiliation: Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University: Kaohsiung City 701, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Lan-Yuen
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Guo
keywords: Chronic low back pain; Sling exercise training; Slope of median frequency