| Objective: To observe the effect of sling exercise therapy combined with conventional rehabilitation on pain, activities of daily living and surface electromyography of women with postpartum low back pain. Methods: Thirty-two women with postpartum low back pain were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group by stratified random number row rank method, with 16 cases in each group. The control group was treated with routine rehabilitation therapy, and the observation group was given the sling exercise therapy additionally on the basis of the routine rehabilitation therapy. The two groups were treated for 3 days/week for a total of 4 weeks. Before and after treatment using VAS and SCODI, and after treatment using sEMG (AEMG, MPF, MF) of the painful side and contralateral side of the erector, the therapeutic effects of the two groups were compared. Results: After treatment, the VAS and SCODI scores of the two groups were significantly lower than those before treatment (all P<0.05), and those in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (all P<0.05). After treatment, MF and MPF scores of erector muscle in the pain side of the observation group were lower than those in the control group, and AEMG was higher than that in the control group (all P<0.05). Conclusion: Routine rehabilitation combined with sling exercise therapy could significantly alleviate pain and improve activities of daily living in women with postpartum low back pain. At the same time, the change of sEMG also indicated that sling exercise therapy significantly improved the function and fatigue level of erector spinal muscles. |
