Effects Of Dead Bug vs. Mc Gill Exercises on Pain in Patient with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Abstract

Background: Low back pain is a complex condition caused by a combination of anomalies in the musculoskeletal system or imbalances in the muscles. According to study, 84% of individuals have encountered it at least once in their lifetime, while over 50% have encountered it multiple times. McGill has developed workouts that focus on enhancing the global stability of the lumbar region. The dead bug exercise is widely recognized as an efficient exercise for enhancing the stability of the trunk and pelvis.

Objective: To compare the effects of dead bug vs. Mc Gill exercises on pain in patient with chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Methodology: It was Randomized clinical trial and single blinded study. Data was collected from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore. Non probability convenient sampling technique was used. The sample size was 44(22 in each). To assess pain, Visual Analog Scale was used. Results: Among 22 participants in group A (DBG), 11(50 %) were male and 11(50%) were female. In Group B(Mc Gill), among 22 participants, there were 11 males (50%) and 11 females (50%). In Group A, among 22 participants, the mean±SD age was 40.09±6.140 with a mean±SD height of 1.7214±.08043, mean±SD weight of 72.82±14.056 and BMI of 24.4310±3.76047. In Group B, among 22 participants, the mean±SD age was 39.95 ±6.153 with a mean±SD height of 1.7068±.09449, mean±SD weight of 72.95± 15.317 and BMI of 25.1528 ±5.6792.  Based on the results of the normality tests Shapiro-Wilk, the p-value for each VAS was less than 0.05, the data does not follow a normal distribution. Therefore, we used non parametric test for further analysis. At baseline, P Value was <0.05 which means that there was a significant difference between the mean value of baseline, 2^nd week and 4^th week treatment. There was no significant difference between the mean values of baseline of Group A and B VAS score as the P-Value was 0.790, while there was a significant difference between the mean values of 2^nd week of  Group A and B VAS score as the P Value was 0.707 and 4^th week 0.645.

Conclusion: Both the Dead Bug and McGill exercises had no substantial differences in Visual Analog Scale ratings or decline in pain at any given period, as both groups shown considerable improvement over time.