The Effect of Corrective Exercises on Posture Control and Quality of Life of Military Staff with Chronic Low Back Pain

Musculoskeletal injuries are a major cause of disability in military personnel. Meanwhile, low back pain is one of the most common and high-risk problems among the military. Low back pain is more common in active-duty personnel and in military settings than in other populations. Therefore, the aim of this study was the survey of the effect of corrective exercises on posture control and quality of life of soldiers with chronic low back pain.

The present study was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design, the statistical sample consisted of 30 soldiers with low back pain with a mean age of 35.6 who were randomly selected. The Y Balance Test was used to measure the control of the passport and the balance of the subjects. The quality of life was measured by the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Questionnaire.

In physical health, psychological health and environmental health, subscales of quality of life, there is no significant difference between pre-test and post-test (P<0.05). However, there was a significant difference in the subscale of social health (P<0.05). The balance between pre-test and post-test of the control group was not significantly different (P<0.05). The results of correlated t-test on the variables of quality of life and balance in the experimental group showed that there was no significant difference between subscales of quality of life: physical health and environmental health in pre-test and post-test (P<0.05) while subscales of psychological health and social health showed a significant difference in pre-test and post-test (P<0.05).

The results of the present study showed that corrective exercises had a positive effect on the quality of life indicators and posture control of soldiers with chronic low back pain. Therefore, it is recommended that corrective exercises be considered in military organs along with other exercises.