@article{ART003181208},
author={Yongho Cho and Lim dong ho},
title={Effects of Plank Plus Exercise on Pain, Muscle Activation, and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain},
journal={Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine},
issn={1975-311X},
year={2025},
volume={20},
number={1},
pages={91-98}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yongho Cho
AU - Lim dong ho
TI - Effects of Plank Plus Exercise on Pain, Muscle Activation, and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain
JO - Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
PY - 2025
VL - 20
IS - 1
PB - The Korean Society of Physical Medicine
SP - 91
EP - 98
SN - 1975-311X
AB - PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of plank and plank plus exercises on pain, muscle activation, and Oswestry disability index (ODI) in middle-aged adults with nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP).
METHODS: Twenty-two adults (50–64 years) diagnosed with NSLBP were divided into two groups: a control group (plank exercise) and an experimental group (plank plus exercise). The intervention lasted four weeks, three sessions per week, including 30 minutes of physical therapy and 30 minutes of exercise. Pain was measured using the numeric pain scale (NPS), muscle activation with surface elec- tromyography (sEMG), and functional disability with ODI.
RESULTS: Both groups showed significant improvements in pain, muscle activation, and ODI (p<.05). The exp- erimental group showed greater ODI improvement than the control group (p<.05), but differences in pain and muscle activation were similar in the two groups (p>.05).
CONCLUSION: Plank and plank plus exercises reduced pain and improved the ODI in NSLBP patients. The plank plus exercise showed superior functional benefits, suggesting its inclusion in rehabilitation programs.
KW - Muscle activity;Nonspecific low back pain;Oswestry disability index;Plank exercise;Plank plus exercise
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Yongho Cho and Lim dong ho. (2025). Effects of Plank Plus Exercise on Pain, Muscle Activation, and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain. Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine, 20(1), 91-98.
Yongho Cho and Lim dong ho. 2025, "Effects of Plank Plus Exercise on Pain, Muscle Activation, and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain", Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine, vol.20, no.1 pp.91-98.
Yongho Cho, Lim dong ho "Effects of Plank Plus Exercise on Pain, Muscle Activation, and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain" Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine 20.1 pp.91-98 (2025) : 91.
Yongho Cho, Lim dong ho. Effects of Plank Plus Exercise on Pain, Muscle Activation, and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain. 2025; 20(1), 91-98.
Yongho Cho and Lim dong ho. "Effects of Plank Plus Exercise on Pain, Muscle Activation, and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain" Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine 20, no.1 (2025) : 91-98.
Yongho Cho; Lim dong ho. Effects of Plank Plus Exercise on Pain, Muscle Activation, and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain. Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine, 20(1), 91-98.
Yongho Cho; Lim dong ho. Effects of Plank Plus Exercise on Pain, Muscle Activation, and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain. Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine. 2025; 20(1) 91-98.
Yongho Cho, Lim dong ho. Effects of Plank Plus Exercise on Pain, Muscle Activation, and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain. 2025; 20(1), 91-98.
Yongho Cho and Lim dong ho. "Effects of Plank Plus Exercise on Pain, Muscle Activation, and Oswestry Disability Index in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain" Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine 20, no.1 (2025) : 91-98.
