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Table 1 Description of core stabilization (CSEP) traditional (TEP) and exercise programs

From: Brief psychosocial education, not core stabilization, reduced incidence of low back pain: results from the Prevention of Low Back Pain in the Military (POLM) cluster randomized trial

Exercise

CSEP

TEP

Principle

Lower load, less repetitions

Higher load, more repetitions

Activation

Slower

Faster

Trunk movements

None to minimal

Full

Dosage

Five minutes/day

Five minutes/day

#1

Abdominal drawing-in maneuver crunch

Traditional sit-up

#2

Left and right horizontal side support

Sit-up with left trunk rotation

#3

Hip flexor squat

Sit-up with right trunk rotation

#4

Supine shoulder bridge

Abdominal crunch

#5

Quadruped alternate arm and leg

Traditional sit-up

  1. CSEP, core stabilization exercise program; TEP, traditional exercise program