AbstractBackground: Various exercises have been proposed to mitigate low back pain. However, no one particular exercise has been shown to be superior. Hence, the purpose of this study was to assess the effects of McKenzie method and specific spine stabilization exercise on patients with LBP. Objective: Objective of this study is to find out the effect of McKenzie exercises and specific spine stabilization exercises in patients with non-specific LBP. Methodology: A total of 30 subjects aged 25 to 50 years were taken based on the inclusion criteria. And the subjects were randomly assigned to two groups; group A (n=15) received
McKenzie exercises and group B (n=15) received specific spine stabilization exercises. Subjects were evaluated before treatment and 4 weeks after treatment. Each patient completed a self administered Roland Morris disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) to assess subjective disability as well as Visual analogue scale for evaluation of pain. Outcome Measures: RMDQ, VAS Results: The results showed significant improvement in both the groups. When McKenzie exercise and lumbar stabilization exercises were compared post-treatment, there was statistically significant difference in the outcome measures VAS and RMDQ score, in which
lumbar stabilization group demonstrated more improvement. Conclusion: The present study concluded that lumbar stabilization exercise and McKenzie exercise yielded significant improvement in patients with LBP. There is significant difference
in lumbar stabilization and McKenzie exercise in the treatment of subjects with LBP. And lumbar stabilization exercise is slightly more beneficial than the McKenzie exercises.