| Abstract: | [Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the core muscle releasetechnique on correction of lumbar deformation and alleviation of low back pain. [Subjects]Ninety patients diagnosed with lumbar deformation and low back pain participated in thisstudy. [Methods] The participants were divided into three groups according to method oftreatment. The first group was treated with the core muscle release technique (CRT), thesecond group was treated with general exercise, and the third group was treated withelectrotherapy. The core muscle release technique group received 50-minute of the coremuscle release technique 5 times a week for 2 weeks, and the participants in this groupwere instructed not to receive any other treatments. After the 2 weeks of treatment, thepatients were reexamined. The general exercise group performed Williams flexion exercisesand McKenzie extension exercises 5 times a week for 2 weeks. The electrotherapy group wastreated by application of electrotherapy with an interferential current therapy machine(TM-301. TOPMED. Seongnam, Republic of Korea) to the abdominal muscles and back muscles ofthe lumbar region. [Results] The data suggest that the core muscle release technique,general exercise, and electrotherapy all helped to decrease the alignment angle and VASscore. Of these treatment methods, however, the core muscle release technique was the mosteffective for treatment of lumbar spine deformation and low back pain. [Conclusion] Thecore muscle release technique was most effective for correction of lumbar spinedeformation and pain alleviation.Key words: Core muscle release technique, Lumbar spine deformation, Low back pain |
