Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Exercise therapy, Resistance training
Brief summary
In this study the feasibility is investigated of a 16-week supervised heavy resistance training program with weekly undulating periodization for individuals with persistent non-specific low-back pain.
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL16-week supervised heavy resistance training program with weekly undulating periodization
Participants trained a whole-body program consisting of squat, bench press, deadlift and pendlay row two times per week for 16 weeks
Sponsors
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* persistent non-specific low back pain with a duration \>3 months * average low back pain intensity last two weeks \>= 4 on numerical pain rating scale (0-10 scale) * no experience with heavy resistance training.
Exclusion criteria
* previous surgery of the low back * radiculopathy * structural spinal changes and/or specific spinal conditions that limit function (spinal stenosis, ankylosing spondylitis, spondylolisthesis/spondylolysis, protrusion, structural scoliosis) * autoimmune and systemic inflammatory diseases * cardiovascular disease * neurological diseases * severe osteoporosis.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Low back pain intensity on 0-10 Numerical Pain Rating Scale | 8 weeks | From questionnaire: current pain, pain the last two weeks and pain the last four weeks, scale from 0-10 were 0 equals no pain and 10 equals the worst pain imaginable |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed