Effects of core muscle stability on low back pain and quality of life in post- menopausal women: A comparative study. Authors Sumaira Kanwal Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Irum Yaqoob Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan Syed Shakil-Ur-Rehman Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan Misbah Ghous Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan Javeria Ghazal Margalla Institute of Health Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Nazma Namroz Abasyn University Islamabad Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.151 Abstract Abstract Objective: To determine the effects of core stability exercises on backache and quality of life of postmenopausal women. Method: The comparative study was conducted at the Department of Physical Therapy, Margalla General Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from February to June 2018, and comprised post-menopausal woman aged 40-60 years having backache who were randomly divided into experimental group A and control group B. Group A underwent core stability exercises along with traditional therapy, while group B had traditional low backache physical therapy. Each participant was treated three days a week for 12 weeks. The outcome was assessed using the manual muscle testing numerical pain rating scale, Oswestry disability index and Utian quality of life scale at baseline, week 6 and week 12. Data was analysed using SPSS 21. Results: Of the 35 subjects initially enrolled, 24(68.5%) completed the study. Of them, 14(58.3%) cases were in group A and 10(41.6%) controls in group B. The overall mean age was 54.54±5.13 years, mean menopause duration was 99.79±50.02 months, and mean duration of backache complaint was 23.95±14.85 months. Differences in outcome were significant between the groups for flexion and extension manual muscle testing and Utian quality of life scale (p<0.05) and non-significant for numerical pain rating scaleand Oswestry disability index (p>0.05). Conclusion: Core stability exercises were found to have the ability to reduce pain, disabilitym and to improve strength and quality of life. Key Words: Backache, Core stability exercises, Post-menopause, Oswestry disability index, Utian Quality of life. Additional Files PDF Published 2020-10-17 How to Cite Sumaira Kanwal, Irum Yaqoob, Syed Shakil-Ur-Rehman, Misbah Ghous, Javeria Ghazal, & Nazma Namroz. (2020). Effects of core muscle stability on low back pain and quality of life in post- menopausal women: A comparative study. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.151 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue A Head of Print Section Research Article