• SHWETA GIRI
• ISHWAR LAL PATIDAR
• VASUNDHARA SINGH
• ARCHANA VERMA
• SHRUTI SHARMA

BACKGROUND: In India nearly 60% of people have significant back pain at some time in their lives. Low back pain is a symptom rather than a disease, like headache and dizziness, it can have many causes. The most common form of low back pain is non-specific LBP means when the pathoanatomical cause of pain cannot be determined. Gluteal muscle strengthening exercises are used to strengthen and reactivate gluteal muscles, hence decreased load on SI joint results in reduction of low back pain and functional disability. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy testing of gluteal muscle strengthening exercise on non-specific low back pain. METHODOLOGY: patients with complain of low back pain were aged between 22-34 years of both sexes and observed that further met the inclusion and exclusion criteria recruited for the present pre-experimental research design during specified schedule. TECHNIQUE: Pre and Post OWDI scores are subjective scoring method for recording the degree of pain and functional disability. The 60 subjects with low back pain included in the study. For 4 weeks, the students having LBP received treatment 5 sessions per week for 40 minutes. After all the interventions were completed, the OWDI scores, Gmax and Gmed strength were measured again. The patients were given 20 minutes hot moist pack for 20 minutes followed by exercises, hip clams, hip abduction, prone glute squeeze, forward lunges, and sideways lunges repeated by both lower limbs. RESULTS: There is significant improvement in strength and reduction in scores of functional disability scale. At post intervention stage, the average (Mean ± Standard Deviation) of strength of right Gmax (2.45 ±0.84kilogram) and left Gmax (2.33±0.62kilogram), strength of right Gmed (2.20±0.86kilogram) and left Gmed (2.65±0.04kilogram) was improved and functional disability (20.00±0.99percent) in patients was reduced and found to be statistically significant(p<0.001). CONCLUSION: On the basis of the results obtained in the present study, it is concluded that gluteal muscle strengthening exercises are effective in improving strength and reducing functional disability in patient having low back pain. There is significant improvement in strength of right and left Gmax and Gmed. There is reduction in the scores of OWDI which shows improvement in functional status of patient having LBP. KEYWORDS: gluteal activation exercises, modified aneroid sphyganomanometer (MST), oswestry disability index (OWDI), Gmax (gluteus maximus), and Gmed (gluteus medius).

gluteal activation exercises, modified aneroid sphyganomanometer (MST), oswestry disability index (OWDI), Gmax (gluteus maximus), and Gmed (gluteus medius).

"EFFECTIVENESS OF GLUTEAL MUSCLE STRENGTHENING EXERCISES ON NON-SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN IN EARLY ADULTHOOD POPULATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no.f653-f660, March-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303586.pdf

"EFFECTIVENESS OF GLUTEAL MUSCLE STRENGTHENING EXERCISES ON NON-SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN IN EARLY ADULTHOOD POPULATION", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 3, page no. ppf653-f660, March-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2303586.pdf