Effect of Six Weeks Combined Protocol of Thai Massage and Core Exercises on Pain, Functional Disability and Core Endurance in Men with Sacroiliac Joint Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Document Type : Original Articles

Authors
Mohammad Saeed Mokhtari 1
Gholamali Ghasemi 2
1 MSc, Department of Corrective Exercise and Sport Injuries, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfehan, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Corrective Exercise and Sport Injuries, School of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
10.48305/jrrs.2023.41811.1049
Abstract
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a 6 weeks combined protocol (Thai massage and core exercises) on pain, functional disability, and core endurance in people with sacroiliac joint disorder.
Materials and Methods: Twenty men with sacroiliac joint disorder were selected through convenient sampling and were randomly divided into control (n=10) and combined (n=10) groups. Pain intensity, core endurance and functional disability were reported before interventions and after 6 weeks of intervention using visual analogue scale, McGill tests and oswestry disability index respectively. The combined protocol consisted of Thai massage and core exercise while the control group only received core exercises were for 6 weeks. Shapiro-wilk test was used to assess the normal distribution of the variables Data was analyzed using ANCOVA.
Results: The results confirmed significant difference in the post-test between the control and combined groups for pain intensity (P = 0. 01), Planck (P = 0. 03), 60 flexion (P = 0. 01) and Sorensen (P = 0. 02) test records. However, no significant difference was observed between the two groups in functional disability index (P = 0. 28), Right Planck (P = 0. 48) and left Planck (P = 0. 87).
Conclusion: The results of the present study confirmed the positive effect of Thi massage in conjunction with core stability exercises in improving pain and endurance in men suffering from sacroiliac joint disorder. Therefore, Thi massage is recommended to enhance the therapeutic effects of the core stability exercises in sacroiliac joint disorder and its complications.
Keywords
Sacroiliac joint
Pain
Endurance
Disability
Subjects
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