To unlock this feature and to subscribe to our weekly evidence emails, please create a FREE orthoEvidence account.

SIGNUP

Already Have an Account?

Loading...
Visit our Evidence-Based Covid-19 Website and Stay Up to Date with the latest Research.
Ace Report Cover

Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Lumbar Function in Sedentary Women with Low Back Pain

Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Ace Report Cover
July 2025

Pelvic Floor Muscle Training on Lumbar Function in Sedentary Women with Low Back Pain

Vol: 307| Issue: 7| Number:68| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The effectiveness of pelvic floor muscle training on lumbar function and muscle performance in sedentary women with lower back pain: a randomized controlled trial.

BMC Womens Health . 2025 Mar 19;25(1):125.

Contributing Authors:
X Si L Zhang F Li H Liang

Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here

Synopsis

Sixty sedentary women with nonspecific lower back pain (LBP) were randomized to receive either no intervention (n=20), core muscle training alone (n=20), or a combination of pelvic floor muscle (PFM) and core training (n=20). The primary outcome was trunk muscle endurance. Secondary outcomes included activation of deep lumbar stabilizing muscles (TrA, LM, PFM), pain levels using VAS, and muscle th...

CME Image

Did you know that you’re eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report!

LEARN MORE

Join the Conversation

Please Login or Join to leave comments.

Learn about our AI Driven
High Impact Search Feature

High Impact Icon

Our AI driven High Impact metric calculates the impact an article will have by considering both the publishing journal and the content of the article itself. Built using the latest advances in natural language processing, OE High Impact predicts an article’s future number of citations better than impact factor alone.

Continue