THE EFFICACY OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND TRADITIONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM ON ABDOMINAL MUSCLES STRENGTH AFTER CHILDBIRTH

Abstract

This study was carried out to determine the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation, graduated strengthening exercises and neuromuscular electrical stimulation superimposed strengthening exercise on the abdominal muscle strength after childbirth, fourty parous women were participated in this study. They were divided randomly into four groups equal in number (A,B,C&D) group(A). was instructed to perform activities of daily living only, group(B) was instructed to perform a graduated strengthening exercise program, group (C) was instructed to receive an electrical stimulation on their abdominal muscles and group (D) was instructed to receive an electrical stimulation on their abdominal muscles and concurrently perform the graduated strengthening exercise program for 4 weeks, All results showed that the neuromuscular electrical stimulation superimposed strengthening exercises was the most effective method to strengthen abdominal muscles after childbirth.