CHRONIC MECHANICAL LOW BACK PAIN HAS MAINTAINED A DEFIANT STANCE TO MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES. EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MADE TOWARDS MANAGING IT SUCCESSFULLY AND EXERCISE APPEARS TO BE CORE IN THE PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT.ENDURANCE EXERCISE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN COMBATTING RECURRENCE OF MECHANICAL LOW BACK PAIN.MCKENZIE EXERCISE IS AN ESTABLISHED REGIMEN OF TREATING MECHANICAL LOW BACK PAIN.BACK CARE EDUCATION HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED TO BE EFFECTIVE IN TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF RECURRENT LOW BACK PAIN. DESPITE THESE ASSERTIONS IN LITERATURE THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT ONE PARTICULAR...

Low back pain (LBP) affects young and old. There is an upsurge in the report of LBP among adolescents. Low back pain presents itself as mechanical in a little percentage of the affected young population. It may linger into adulthood adding to the population that inevitably will have LBP in adult life. Low endurance of the back muscles is a precursor for LBP; especially recurrent/chronic LBP.The Biering Sorenson's test is a Static Muscular Endurance (BMSE) test. It is a simple clinical tool for assessment of low back muscular endurance. It is valid, reliable, safe, practical, responsive,...