STRETCHING AS A PART OF A STRATEGY FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

• Main Author: P. Angelova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Trakia University 2019-10-01
• Series: Trakia Journal of Sciences
• Subjects: exercise therapy; rehabilitation program; muscle balance
• Online Access: http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Volume%2017,%202019,%20Supplement%201,%20Series%20Social%20Sciences/4/za%20pe4at/149.pdf

Tasks in the treatment of chronic pain in the lumbar region include a decrease in the degree of pain and improvement of daily activity, prevention of musculoskeletal disorders, as well as maintenance of working capacity. The aim of this study is to investigate the application of stretching exercises as a way to restore muscle balance and to prevent recurrent pain in the back. Tasks: To study available publications on the application of stretching exercises in lumbar pain; To draw conclusions after analyzing the data. Results: The proposed special exercises for fitness, muscle balance and normal tone of the dorsal muscles are important for the restoration and protection of patients from back pain. Conclusion: the regular conduct of kinesitherapy for prophylaxis, outside the acute period, would play a role in keeping the spine in condition. This would significantly limit the incidence of relapses, clinical practice in our country still lags behind this approach, unfortunately.