senior golfers with chronic non-specific low back pain. senior golfers without chronic non-specific low back pain. physical capacity senior golfer chronic non-specific low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for chronic non-specific low back pain golfers - A chronic non-specific LBP occurs during or after golf activity at least 3 months prior to the evaluation - LBP level between mild to moderate (1 to 6 cm) will be measured by a 10-cm visual analog scale - LBP symptoms are not caused by infectious disease, rheumatoid arthritis, or other systemic diseases Note: To consideration of pain might be affect to the outcome measurement and safety for the participant. Thus, the researcher will be decided to choose the LBP level between mild to moderate. Inclusion criteria for without chronic non-specific low back pain golfers - No history of low back pain or any symptoms within at least 6 months prior to evaluation - No pain or any symptoms occur at their lumbosacral region during or after golf activity at least 6 months prior to the evaluation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Professional golf players or golf handicap < 0 score - Having the impairment of cognitive and memory defined by Thai mental state examination (TMSE) less than 23 scores (50). - Active hypertension with blood pressure > 180/110 mm Hg (51). - History of neurological conditions such as stroke or Parkinson disease - Severe disability of activity daily living which was identified by exceeded 40% of the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) in the Thai version questionnaire (52, 53). - Symptom from the spinal infection, spinal tumor, or instability - Low back pain with radiating pain - History of the spine or lower extremity surgery - Having conditions that cannot perform physical capacity tests such as lower extremities pain and deformity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Seated thoracic rotation, hip rotation active range of motion angle, one leg standing, sit and reach test, 2-minute step test, 30 seconds chair and stand immediately after the tests degree, seconds, steps, centimeters, times,the Thai version of the modified Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire before the test points | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
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| N/A N/A N/A | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Mahidol University