Introduction and goal: Low back pain is one of the main causes of general disability in life and the most common cause of long-term disability worldwide. Also, back pain is one of the most common reasons for athletes not participating in training. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of 6 weeks of core stability exercises on pain and movement function in athletes with non-specific chronic low back pain.
Methodology: The statistical population of this research was male and female athletes aged 18 to 40 years old suffering from chronic low back pain in Tehran, and among them, 30 people were selected as research samples according to the inclusion criteria. Subjects were randomly divided into two equal experimental and control groups. The subjects of the experimental group performed core stability exercises for 6 weeks and 3 sessions every week. Before and after 6 weeks exercises, the variables of pain intensity and movement function were measured using visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and functional movement screen test (FMS), respectively. covariance test were used at a significant level (α ≤ 5%).
Results: It was observed that there was a significant difference in the variable of pain intensity and movement function in the experimental group before and after participating in core stability exercises (p<0.05), but no significant differences was observed in the control group (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The results showed that core stability exercises reduce pain and increase movement function in athletes with non-specific chronic low back pain. Therefore, it is suggested to use core stability exercises to reduce pain and improve movement function.