Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
This study is a cross-sectional observational survey. From February to October 2019, data were analyzed for 102 individuals participating in an umbrella project on postural assessment, which is offere
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Sponsors
Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Dança da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Escola de Educação Física, Fisioterapia e Dança da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 59 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Presence of chronic low back pain in the last 3 month; occurrence of monthly or weekly episodes of low back pain; completion of all information of three questionnaires (Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument, BackPEI-A, Oswestry Disability Index, ODI, and Fear-avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire, FABQ-Brazil); age between 18 and 59 years; and both genders.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Previous spinal surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lower frequency of episodes of pain (monthly episodes), lower intensity of pain (mild pain) and lower risk factor indexes for pain occurrence (indexes equal or higher than 5) in the exercising group, verified through the questionnaire Back Pain and Body Posture Evaluation Instrument (BackPEI-A). ;Absence or lower levels of disability due to low back pain (absence or minimal disability) in the exercising group, verified through the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) questionnaire. ;Absence of kinesiophobia in the exercising group, verified through the Fear-avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ-Brazil). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGrazielle Gelain
Outcome results
None listed