Chronic low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Group:Chen-style Tai Chi(12 weeks)
Control Group:Educational lectures
Experimental Group:ChChen-style Tai Chi(12 weeks)
Experimental Group :ChChen-style Tai Chi(12 weeks)
Sponsors
The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Right-handed; 2. Above the age of 60; 3. Non-specific low back pain was confirmed by clinical examination; 4. Discomfort in the back and lumbosacral region with pain symptoms lasting for at least three months and at least three days per week; 5. Pain intensity (VAS) score >=4; 6. No regular (at least 3 times a week, at least 20 minutes each time) exercise of any kind in the past 6 months; 7. MMSE score > 24; 8. Voluntarily participate in this experiment and sign informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Imaging and pathological examination showed the diagnosis of scoliosis, compulsory spondylitis, anterior spine, severe lumbar disc herniation, etc.; 2. The presence of a degenerative disease (e.g. Alzheimer's disease), a diagnosed acute or chronic mental illness or other mental illness; A severe neurological disorder; History of epilepsy, family history of epilepsy, >15 minutes of loss of consciousness; 3. Impaired hearing or vision; 4. Patients who have been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia and gout; 5. Participants who participated in other clinical trials in the past year and would have affected the outcome of this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual simulation scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Beck Depression Inventory-II;Pain catastrophizing;Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire;Oswestry Disability Index;Quality of life (SF-36); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYuling Wang
The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Outcome results
None listed