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Table 2 Comparison between core stabilization exercise and strengthening exercise after intervention

From: Effects of core stabilization exercise and strengthening exercise on proprioception, balance, muscle thickness and pain related outcomes in patients with subacute nonspecific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Variables

Adjusted Mean

Adjusted differences between groups, (95% CI)b

P-value

Effect size

CSE group

(n = 18)

STE group

(n = 18)

JRE (cm) a

0.17

0.47

−0.30 (− 0.37 to − 0.2)

< 0.001*

1.38

Balance

 SEOS (sec)

40.85

34.44

6.41 (1.12 to 11.72)

0.019*

0.83

 SECS (sec)

7.69

5.39

2.30 (0.24 to 4.36)

0.030*

0.67

 SEOUS (sec)

23.92

15.62

8.30 (0.81 to 15.79)

0.031*

0.76

 SECUS (sec)

2.47

1.97

0.50 (0.08 to 0.92)

0.022*

0.82

Muscle thickness (RUSI)

Left TrA - at rest (cm)

0.27

0.26

0.01 (−0.01 to 0.02)

0.571

0.15

- % change

73.24

57.57

15.66 (7.27 to 24.05)

0.001*

1.29

Right TrA - at rest (cm)

0.26

0.25

0.01 (−0.01 to 0.02)

0.401

0.39

- % change

74.49

60.62

13.86 (6.59 to 16.14)

< 0.001*

1.30

Left LM - at rest (cm)

2.81

2.80

0.01 (−0.06 to 0.08)

0.771

0.11

- % change

21.50

18.10

3.41 (1.59 to 5.22)

0.001*

1.39

Right LM - at rest (cm)

2.73

2.67

0.05 (−0.01 to 0.12)

0.116

0.53

- % change

24.97

20.60

4.37 (1.81 to 6.93)

0.001*

1.21

VAS (cm) a

1.16

1.84

−0.68 (−1.49 to 0.12)

0.093

0.28

MODQ (score /100) a

13.55

20.56

−7.01 (−12.25 to − 1.77)

0.010*

0.61

TSK (score /68) a

37.93

40.96

−3.02 (−4.71 to −1.33)

0.001*

0.80

  1. aNegative score means improvement in JRE, VAS, MODQ and TSK
  2. SEOS, SECS, SEOUS, SECUS Single leg standing eyes open and eyes closed on stable and unstable surface, JRE Joint repositioning error, VAS Visual analog scale, MODQ Modified Oswestry disability questionnaire, TSK Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, RUSI Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging, CI confidence interval, TrA Transversus abdominis, LM Lumbar multifidus
  3. bMean differences between groups (95% CI) analyzed by Analysis of Co-Variance (ANCOVA)
  4. Statistically significant difference between 2 groups was set at p < 0.05*