61 International Journal of Sport, Exercise and Health Research 2020; 4(2): 61-64 Research Article IJSEHR 2020; 4(2): 61-64 © 2020, All rights reserved www.sportscienceresearch.com Received: 11-08-2020 Accepted: 07-10-2020 *Corresponding author: Dr. Jakub Dziura Rehabilitation Center, Przystanek Zdrowie, 03-186 Warsaw, Poland Phone: +48 609806415 Email: jakub.dziura.0420@gmail.com Impact of Hip Conditioning Program with Rotational Movements on the lumbar pain occurrence and foot load parameters Jakub Kacpura 1 , Jakub Dziura 1 , Jolanta G. Zuzda 2 1 Rehabilitation Center, Przystanek Zdrowie, 03-186 Warsaw, Poland 2 Bialystok University of Technology, Institute of Management and Quality Science, 16-001 Bialystok, Poland Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study was the analysis of foot load parameters and pain ion lumbar region after Hip Conditioning Program with Rotational Movements (HCP) and its influence on these parameters. Methods: The study included twenty-three middle-aged volunteers from Bialystok University of Technology (age: 49,43±11,88 years). During the first visit all participants were measured for each of the following components: height, weight and body mass index and all the participants completed written informed content the PAR-Q+ to identify potentially dangerous health conditions before the HCP. The assessment of foot load parameters and pain levels was conducted with Footwork Pro capacitive pressure measurement plate (Amcube, United Kingdom) and Standardised Nordic questionnaire about the occurrence of pain in lower back area before and after the HCP training regime. The collected data were processed with the Statistica 12 program (StatSoft Inc., United States). Footload parameters were examined with t-test for dependent samples and pain occurrence with Cochran Q test. Results: The results shows that HCP was effective and caused reduction in pain occurrence by 21,74% in lumbar spine region and better alignment of the foot load parameters in midfoot, lateral and overall foot region. Conclusion: It stands in line with other studies that HCP is effective and efficient way to help people who fights chronic low back pain. Increase in the pressure on the midfoot and lateral side of foot potentially reduce valgus of the ankle joint and lessen pressure on the longitudinal arch of the foot. Keywords: Lumbar pain, Low back pain, Hip Conditioning Program (HCP). INTRODUCTION One of the main problems affecting modern society’s health is chronic lumbar pain. The prevalence and incidence of low back pain (LBP) ranged from 1.4 to 20.0% and 0.024-7.0%, respectively. The other studies show that up to 70 % of developed countries’ citizens will experience at some point of their life chronic pain localized in lumbar region. LBP is a feeling of pain, raises muscle tension or stiffness localised between the costal margin and the inferior gluteal muscle folds, with or without leg pain (known as sciatica), and is defined as chronic malady when it persists for 12 weeks or even more. Non-specific LBP is pain which is not attributed to a diagnosable pathology (such as inflammation in the process of rheumatoid arthritis or without it, infection process, fractures, pain in the course of osteoporosis) [1] . The source of the LBP problem could vary - from disc degeneration disease, osteoarthrosis, increased tonus of low back muscles to psychosomatic symptoms. Nevertheless the reason it is often a problem for medical doctors, physiotherapists and other medical workers to completely solve the problem of the patient [2] . Intervention strategies, which are effective and efficient are essential not only to alleviate pain and improve patient’s functioning, but also they need to be effective and cost-efficient for larger segments of population to prevent unnecessary surgical interventions and administering high doses of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug or opioids which always brings a risk of side effects [3] . Researchers concluded that rehabilitation especially exercise therapy like tai-chi, stretching or yoga, manual therapy techniques are strongly recommended in fighting with chronic LBP. Interventions which are known to be effective like fusion surgery or corticosteroid injections may be help for some group of patients, but they are associated with much more side effects and these are expensive procedures and they should be taken into a consideration when other options were not effective in the treatment of patients’ complaints. Feet are basis on which people moves and function. Often when there are problems like pain, stiffness in the lumbar area, the footload and how the foot responds to it, is possible to observe and evaluate.