Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
experimental group: 19 medical students with low back pain will receive pilates exercises, in apparatus and on the ground, in person twice a week for one hour and for a period of 12 weeks. The control
Other
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Medical school students were included in the study, who had low back pain, who had no history of spine surgery; history of spine fracture; inflammatory, rheumatic or neurological disorders; systemic metabolic disease; nerve root involvement; tumor; infection; osteoporosis; severe structural deformity; who did not undergo any type of physical rehabilitation through exercise in the last 3 months and who did not take pilates classes; who undertake to perform the exercises in person and at home, as established in the project.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants who would not participate in the study after signing the informed consent form would be excluded from the study; to develop or worsen the pain process as a result of the exercises; pregnancy; diagnosis of diseases listed in the inclusion criteria, after agreeing to participate, that contraindicated the performance of exercises; that initiated any type of exercise modality in the period destined for the intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess the intensity of the pain. Pain intensity will be assessed by participants using the Numerical Pain Classification Scale. It is expected to find a difference of at least 1 point and a standard deviation of 1.4 between the final and initial measurements. Standardized instructions were used to explain the scales. ;Assess the quality of life of the participants through the WHOQOL-BREF. It is expected to find a difference of at least 1.4 points with a standard deviation of 5 between the final and initial measurements. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assess the participant's expectation of improvement before treatment and how well the treatment met their expectation of improvement using the 11-point numerical scale. It is expected to find a difference of at least 1 point and a standard deviation of 1.4 between the final and initial measurements.;to assess the degree of physical disability of participants with low back pain in their frequent activities using the Roland Morris Disability questionnaire. It is expected to find a difference of at least 4 points with a standard deviation of 4.9 between the final and initial measurements. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEustáquio;Tânia Júnior;Mendonca
Universidade federal de Uberlândia;Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Outcome results
None listed