Press Up Exercises as an Alternative to Conventional Therapy of Radicular Symptoms in Patients with Low Back Pain

The study examines whether clinical and objective improvement can be achieved in patients with LBP (low back pain) radicular symptoms using a 6-week exercise program based on press up exercises created from ADL (activities of daily living) movement patterns. This original involved 10 men acute L5 / S1 disc hernia. Before starting the program, determined intensity pain VAS (Visual Analogue Scale), paraesthesias (NSIP: numerical scale paraesthesia intensity) location paraesthesias. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to objectify extent hernia, spinal cord compression, pressure acting dural sac. Patients completed -week consisting only patterns closed kinematic chain. At end outcome values underwent control MRI within 2 weeks at latest. all showed statistically significant reduction (p = 0.005), 0.006). sac reduced patients. One had partial intervertebral hernia by 35.7 %. None change root compression. Conventional therapy should focus influencing that appear correlate We dare argue is not sign primary recovery phase symptoms.