Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
low back pain, balance reeducation, pain, function
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of a balance reeducation protocol and an evidenced based protocol on pain, function and postural control of low back pain patients.
Detailed description
Both groups will perform general exercises for back pain (stretch and strength of paraspinal and abdominal muscles, plus exercises to enhance lumbar and pelvic flexibility but the balance or experimental group will perform in addition five minutes of exercises that challenge postural stability in the sitting position. The evolution of the two groups concerning pain level, function and postural control will be compared.
Interventions
OTHERGeneral exercise only
exercises for stretch and strength of paraspinal and abdominal muscles
OTHERBalance reeducation plus general exercise
patients perform balance reeducation exercises in addition to general exercises for stretch and strength of back and abdominal muscles
Sponsors
University of Sao Paulo
Centro Universitari Fieo
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 69 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* must have low back pain longer than three months and age between 40 and 69 years old
Exclusion criteria
* balance or neuromuscular disorders, spine surgery, diabetes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Perceived pain | 5 weeks | Pain was measured by an Analogic Visual Scale |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Function | 5 weeks | Function was measured by the Roland-Morris Questionnaire |
| Postural Control | 5 weeks | Postural control was measured by Functional Reach Test and by posturography |
Countries
Brazil
Outcome results
None listed