Effects of Corrective Exercises on Lumbar Lordotic Angle Correction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Data Sources and Search Strategy
2.3. Study Selection
2.4. Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
2.5. Data Synthesis and Analysis
2.6. Medicine Risk of Bias
3. Results
3.1. Meta-Analysis
3.1.1. Lumbar Lordotic Angle
3.1.2. Subgroup Analysis
4. Discussion
4.1. Summary of Main Results
4.2. Overall Completeness and Applicability of Evidence
4.3. Quality of the Evidence
4.4. Potential Biases in the Review Process
4.5. Agreements and Disagreements with Other Studies or Reviews
4.6. Limitations and Future Studies
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Study | N | Program Type | Outcome | Lordotic | Age | Sessions | Duration | Instrument to |
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Angle | Per Week | Measure Angle | ||||||
Cho 2015 [44] | 30 | Lumbar stabilization exercise | LLA | 32.1° ± 3.3° | 48 ± 6.9 | (3× week) | 6 weeks | Plain |
Conservative treatment | 32.3° ± 3.5° | 44 ± 6.7 | radiography | |||||
Fatemi 2015 [42] | 40 | William training | LLA | 55.22° ± 6.00° | 15–18 | (3× week) | 8 weeks | Flexible ruler |
Control group (no treatment) | 54.48° ± 6.54° | |||||||
Hosseinifar 2018 [45] | 32 | Stabilization exercise | LLA | 27.63° ± 3.3° | 18–50 | (6× week) | 2 weeks | Flexible ruler |
Control group (physiotherapy protocol) | 27.63° ± 4.7° | |||||||
Javadipour 2020 [46] | 30 | Stretching-core stability exercises | LLA | 62.25° ± 3.88° | 13–15 | (3× week) | 8 weeks | Flexible ruler |
Control group (no treatment) | 62.25° ± 3.88° | |||||||
Javid 2014 [43] | 40 | William training | LLA | 55.22° ± 6.00° | 15–18 | (3× week) | 8 weeks | Flexible ruler |
Control group (no treatment) | 54.48° ± 6.54° | |||||||
Ko 2018 [32] | 29 | Lumbar stabilization exercise | LLA | 40.0° ± 1.5° | 43.1 ± 3.7 | (3× week) | 12 weeks | ViewRex |
Sling exercise | 38.9° ± 2.1° | 43.6 ± 4.5 | system | |||||
Control group (no treatment) | 40.0° ± 2.4° | 41.3 ± 3.8 | ||||||
Moustafa 2015 [47] | 154 | Corrective exercises | LLA | 49.5° ± 3.4° | 49.1 ± 4.9 | (2× week) first 4 weeks | 10 weeks | Formetric |
Control group (standard care) | 49.3° ± 3.2° | 50.5 ± 4.8 | (3× week) second 6 weeks | system | ||||
Okhli 2019 [34] | 45 | NASM | LLA | 53.7° ± 1.83° | 15.26 ± 1.03 | (3× week) | 8 weeks | Flexible ruler |
Pilates exercises | 53.13° ± 1.73° | 15.02 ± 1.28 | ||||||
Control group (no treatment) | N/A | 14.76 ± 1.13 | ||||||
Yakhdani 2017 [41] | 42 | Water exercises | LLA | 68.43° ± 11.75° | 9–12 | N/A | 8 weeks | Flexible ruler |
Land exercises | 63.18° ± 11.5° | |||||||
Control group (no treatment) | 61.32° ± 6.43° | |||||||
Yazici 2017 [35] | 40 | Corrective exercise | LLA | 48.23° ± 1.74° | 16.84 ± 1.84 | (3× week) | 8 weeks | Spinal Mouse |
Control group (no treatment) | 48.51° ± 2.18° | device |
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Dimitrijević, V.; Šćepanović, T.; Milankov, V.; Milankov, M.; Drid, P. Effects of Corrective Exercises on Lumbar Lordotic Angle Correction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4906. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084906
Dimitrijević V, Šćepanović T, Milankov V, Milankov M, Drid P. Effects of Corrective Exercises on Lumbar Lordotic Angle Correction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(8):4906. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084906
Chicago/Turabian StyleDimitrijević, Vanja, Tijana Šćepanović, Vukadin Milankov, Miroslav Milankov, and Patrik Drid. 2022. "Effects of Corrective Exercises on Lumbar Lordotic Angle Correction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 8: 4906. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084906
APA StyleDimitrijević, V., Šćepanović, T., Milankov, V., Milankov, M., & Drid, P. (2022). Effects of Corrective Exercises on Lumbar Lordotic Angle Correction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(8), 4906. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084906