[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the core muscle release
technique on correction of lumbar deformation and alleviation of low back pain. [Subjects]
Ninety patients diagnosed with lumbar deformation and low back pain participated in this
study. [Methods] The participants were divided into three groups according to method of
treatment. The first group was treated with the core muscle release technique (CRT), the
second group was treated with general exercise, and the third group was treated with
electrotherapy. The core muscle release technique group received 50-minute of the core
muscle release technique 5 times a week for 2 weeks, and the participants in this group
were instructed not to receive any other treatments. After the 2 weeks of treatment, the
patients were reexamined. The general exercise group performed Williams flexion exercises
and McKenzie extension exercises 5 times a week for 2 weeks. The electrotherapy group was
treated by application of electrotherapy with an interferential current therapy machine
(TM-301. TOPMED. Seongnam, Republic of Korea) to the abdominal muscles and back muscles of
the lumbar region. [Results] The data suggest that the core muscle release technique,
general exercise, and electrotherapy all helped to decrease the alignment angle and VAS
score. Of these treatment methods, however, the core muscle release technique was the most
effective for treatment of lumbar spine deformation and low back pain. [Conclusion] The
core muscle release technique was most effective for correction of lumbar spine
deformation and pain alleviation.
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