Chronische a-specifieke lage rugpijn Chronic a-specific Low Back Pain Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients have to: - be between the age of 18 and 70 years - have a-specific LBPor LBP followed by back surgery for at least 6 weeks, as diagnosed by the patient*s general practioner or physical therapist. Or, if no prior diagnosis has been made, after screening by an independent physical therapist or orthopaedic surgeon - be able to understand and speak Dutch;Healthy controls have to: - be age matched with the LBP patients - be able to understand and speak Dutch
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients must not have: - Radicular pain caused by lumbar nerve root compression or a hernia nuclei pulposi - Other specifically diagnosed musculoskeletal disorders or any neuroanatomical disorders which might influence motor control of the low back - any neurological disorders that interfere with trunk posture (e.g. Cerebro Vasculair Accident, Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson's disease) - any conditions that render the patient too unfit to be tested (such as pulmonary and/or cardiac disorders) - any conditions that render the patient unable to understand or adhere to the research (such as cognitive, visual and/or language problems, that render the patient unfit to fill-in the questionnaires) - Psychopathology Healthy controls may not have: - had low back pain longer than 2 weeks - had low back pain within at least a month before the baseline measurement - any conditions that render the subject unable to understand or adhere to the research (such as cognitive, visual and/or language problems, that render the subject unfit to fill-in the questionnaires)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main parameter is neuromuscular motor control, which can be described as trunk stiffness, reflexes in response to external force perturbations and trunk muscle recruitment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anthropometrics: body length and weight. Pain level, pain perception and kinesophobia will be measured with questionnaires. Also pain diaries will be filled every day for one week prior the measurements to measure pain level. Sensitisation for pain, the ability to inhibit pain and trunk coordination will be tested. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed