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Abstract

Limited studies exist on the effects of exercise therapy on obese and normal-weight patients. Herein, we investigated the effect of a 12-week rehabilitation exercise program on cardiovascular risk factors, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and change in the cross-sectional area (CSA) of lumbar muscles in patients with obesity and normal-weight low back pain (LBP). LBP patients were allocated to the overweight LBP group (OLG; n = 15) and normal-weight LBP group (NLG; n = 15). They performed a rehabilitation exercise program three times per week for 12 weeks. Cardiovascular risk factors, ODI score, and lumbar muscle CSA were assessed pre- and post-intervention. Body composition, body weight (p < 0.001), and body mass index (p < 0.001) significantly improved after the exercise intervention in OLG. Body fat percentage significantly decreased in both groups, but OLG (p < 0.001) showed slightly greater improvement than NLG (p = 0.034). Total cholesterol (p = 0.013) and low-density lipoprotein (p = 0.002) significantly improved in OLG. ODI score improved significantly in both groups (p = 0.000). Lumbar muscle CSA showed a significant difference in the context of the time result (p = 0.008). OLG showed a significant improvement post-intervention (p = 0.003). The rehabilitation exercise program was more beneficial on cardiovascular risk factors and change in lumbar muscle CSA in OLG, suggesting an intensive exercise intervention needed for overweight patients with LBP.

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Title
Effects of Rehabilitation Exercise on Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Muscle Cross-Sectional Area in Overweight Patients with Low Back Pain
Author
Won-Moon, Kim 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Su-Ah, Lee 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Yun-Jin, Park 3 ; Yong-Gon Seo 4   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Department of Sports Science, Dongguk University, 123 Dongdae-ro, Gyeongju-si 38066, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Korea; [email protected] 
 Department of Sports Science, Hanyang University, 55 Hanyang Daehak-ro, Sangnok-gu, Ansan-si 15588, Gyeonggi-do, Korea; [email protected] 
 Department of Health Rehabilitation, Osan University, 45 Cheonghak-ro, Osan-si 18119, Gyeonngi-do, Korea; [email protected] 
 Samsung Medical Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06351, Korea 
First page
809
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
22279032
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2554535780
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.