Mud Therapy Combined with Core Exercise for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Pilot, Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 5
Change in static and dynamic balance.
Intervention (n = 16)
Control (n = 15)
Group difference
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Intervention pre-post
Control pre-post
Eye open
COP area (mm2)
591.8 ± 360.5
401.9 ± 227.8
0.002
586.6 ± 278.9
515.7 ± 251.5
0.001
189.9 ± 199.5
70.9 ± 57.0
0.097
COP length (mm)
404.9 ± 135.0
337.2 ± 98.7
0.004
401.0 ± 104.6
378.4 ± 106.3
0.012
67.7 ± 69.8
22.5 ± 22.7
0.026∗
COP velocity (mm/sec)
13.4 ± 4.5
11.2 ± 2.8
0.012
13.7 ± 4.8
12.7 ± 4.8
0.015
2.2 ± 2.9
1.0 ± 1.2
0.285
Eye close
COP area (mm2)
854.8 ± 680.3
514.4 ± 237.2
0.010
831.1 ± 248.8
593.4 ± 208.7
0.001
340.4 ± 572.4
237.7 ± 172.5
0.502
COP length (mm)
554.7 ± 201.6
457.3 ± 150.8
0.098
538.1 ± 134.8
464.8 ± 129.4
0.027
97.4 ± 159.8
73.3 ± 108.4
0.937
COP velocity (mm/sec)
18.7 ± 6.9
15.5 ± 5.6
0.059
18.1 ± 5.4
16.7 ± 4.7
0.057
3.2 ± 5.9
1.4 ± 2.8
0.501
TUG (sec)
7.9 ± 1.4
6.8 ± 1.1
0.002
7.6 ± 2.1
7.1 ± 2.2
0.011
1.1 ± 0.9
0.5 ± 0.6
0.019
COP: center of pressure; COP area: 95% confidence ellipse area; COP length: center of pressure path length; TUG: Timed Up and Go test. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. .
