Musculoskeletal Diseases: Chronic low back pain Musculoskeletal Diseases Chronic low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Eighty patients with chronic low back pain (> 3 months) were randomized to one of the following treatments, involving 8 treatments over 8 weeks:
1. one to one treatment involving 30 minutes of manual
Sponsors
Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Added July 2008: 1. Subjects between the ages of 18 to 75 years 2. Fluency in English 3. Mechanical low back pain for more than 3 months (of a non-radicular nature). Mechanical pain was defined as LBP which increased with movement.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with cardiac, respiratory, kidney, blood pressure or blood circulatory problems, spinal surgery, fracture, inflammatory or infectious diseases of the spine, metabolic disease, neurological deficit, rheumatoid arthritis or diabetes 2. Health professionals and staff members at the institution where data was collected 3. Potential subjects who were pregnant or attempting to become pregnant 4. Patients who were not capable of participating in a graded exercise program were also excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prior to July 2008: Visual analogue scale (pain intensity). Objective measures (lumbar range of movement, straight leg raise, Biering-Sorenson test). Functional test. Modified July 2008 to: Quebec back pain disability questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Added July 2008: 1. Subjective rating of change 2. Visual analogue scale for pain 3. Perceived level of fitness 4. Analgesic use 5. Number of cigarettes / day 6. Level of confidence relating to back pain 7. Lumbar range of movement 8. Range of straight leg raise | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed