Individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Pilates Group: 43 individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain. Each participant received 16 sessions of Pilates Method exercises. The program included floor and apparatus exercises (Barrel, Ca
in which information and recommendations related to posture, daily activities, information about lower back pain, spinal anatomy, and suggested exercises were explained. At the end of the meetings, ea
Sponsors
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals aged between 18 and 60 years who had NSCLBP lasting for more than 3 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Autoimmune rheumatic and inflammatory diseases, lower extremity radiating pain, fibromyalgia, thyroid disease, pregnancy, neurological or cognitive diseases, morbid obesity, lower limb amputees, patients with uncontrolled disease (e.g. hypertension or heart disease)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity: numerical rating scale (0 to 10), assessed at baseline, at the end of treatment and 2 months after treatment.;Quality of life: SF-36 questionnaire, assessed at baseline, at the end of treatment and 2 months after treatment.;Functional disability: using the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), assessed at baseline, at the end of treatment and 2 months after treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Flexibility: using the 3rd fingertip-to-floor test, assessed at baseline, at the end of treatment and 2 months after treatment.;Sleep Quality: the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), assessed at baseline, at the end of treatment and 2 months after treatment. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEliane Machado
Outcome results
None listed