EFFECT OF BALL STABILITY EXERCISE VERSUS FOAM ROLLER EXERCISE ON LOW BACK PAIN DURING PREGNANCY

This study was conducted to compare the effect of ball stability exercises versus foam roller exercises on low back pain during pregnancy. Forty pregnant women in the second trimester of pregnancy complaining of low back pain participated in this study. They were selected randomly from the Physical Therapy department in Al Zahraa University Hospital in Cairo, Al Azhar University. The study was conducted from January 2019 to June 2019. They were primigravida and multigravida. They were divided into two groups equal in number; group A treated by ball stability exercises for twelve sessions, three times per week for four weeks and group B treated by foam roller exercises for twelve sessions, three times per week for four weeks. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess pain intensity and Pregnancy mobility index was used to evaluate functional disability for both groups A and B before and after treatment. The results of this study found that there was a statistically highly significant decrease (P