The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of functional respiratory muscle training on diaphragm function, core stabilization, respiratory muscle strength, pain, functional status and quality of life in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 55 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Low back pain lasting at least 3 months
* Being between the ages of 18 and 55
* Scoring 4 or more on the Numeric Pain Scale for the severity of low back pain
* Having a non-specific origin (not caused by a specific pathology such as -Infection, osteoporosis, fracture, structural deformity, inflammatory disorder, radicular syndrome)
* Individuals with inspiratory muscle strength ≥80 mmHg
* Individuals with a forced expiratory volume (FEV1) of 80% or more
Exclusion Criteria:
* Tumor history
* Spine surgery in the last 12 months
* Spinal pathology (spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis) or concomitant neurological disease or neurological findings in the leg
* Having a chronic systemic disease
* Pregnancy
* Having a disease that affects the lungs and causes breathing problems
* Participation in a physiotherapy program in the last 6 months