Towards sustainable back health: the benefits of interval exercises

Background: Low back pain is a health problem that affects the quality of life of the person and their economy, about 1710 million people have musculoskeletal disorders in the world. This is an injury caused by the activities of daily life, work, academics, professionals and leisure time, subjecting the back to excessive stress associated with making sudden movements and lack of physical conditioning of the muscles of the back, abdomen and of the thigh, however, 90% of the cases of low back pain do not determine the cause, calling it mechanical low back pain. The objective of this study is to implement a program of interval exercises in low back pain of mechanical origin in auxiliary nursing students. Methods: The rehabilitation plan was based on three stages. In the first stage, information was collected using the Oswestry low back pain disability scale, VAS analytical scale, calculation of maximum heart rate, personal history questionnaire, and taking vital signs (heart rate, blood pressure, temperature). partial oxygen saturation, breaths per minute), as well as height and weight. The second stage focused on muscle recruitment and conditioning through interval exercises with a 7-week program. In the third stage, strengthening was carried out with progressions in a 4-week program. Results: The greatest benefits experienced by the participants were pain intensity, personal care such as washing, dressing, etc. While certain activities of daily life such as walking, sitting, standing, sleeping, sexual activity, traveling, slight favorable changes were observed. Conclusion: the results suggest a predominance in the decrease in the intensity of pain and its repercussion in the activities of daily life.