EFFECTS OF KINETIC CONTROL TRAINING ON PAIN AND FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY AMONG PATIENTS WITH NON-SPECIFIC CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

Abstract

Background: Patients with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) often experience persistent pain and functional limitations. Physiotherapy interventions like kinetic control training are increasingly used to improve pain, functional ability, and trunk muscle coordination.

Objective: To determine the effects of kinetic control training on pain and function with non-specific chronic low back pain.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted on 42 participants divided into two groups. Group A received kinetic control training with conventional therapy, and Group B received only conventional physiotherapy. Pain was measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), for function Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was used. The duration of the study was 6 months after the approval of the synopsis. Data were analyzed using SPSS 27.0.

Result: Average age was 39.95 ± 8.77 years for Group A and 40.67 ± 7.91 years for Group B. Post-treatment Group A demonstrated significantly greater improvements in pain (VAS: 4.19 ± 1.47 vs. 5.33 ± 1.68, p = 0.024) and functional disability (ODI: 30.19 ± 11.90 vs. 39.61 ± 14.33, p = 0.026).

Conclusion: Kinetic control training was more effective than conventional therapy in reducing pain, improving functional disability with non-specific chronic low back pain compared with conventional rehabilitation approaches.