Effectiveness of Brief Education Combined with a Home-Based Exercise Program on Pain and Disability of Office Workers with Chronic Low Back Pain: a Pilot Study
Effectiveness of Brief Education Combined with a Home-Based Exercise Program on Pain and Disability of Office Workers with Chronic Low Back Pain: a Pilot Study
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短期教育结合家庭锻炼计划对患有慢性腰痛的上班族的疼痛和残疾的有效性:一项试点研究
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发表时间:
2012
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通讯作者:
Prawit Janwantanakul
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作者:
Praneet Pensri;Prawit Janwantanakul
. [Purpose] This pilot study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of brief education combined with home exercise programs on pain and disability of office workers with chronic non-specific LBP. [Subject] A quasi-ex-perimental study of single group, pretest-posttest design with 30 workers as subjects serving as their own controls was conducted. [Methods] Initially, demographic characteristics and outcome measures, including pain intensity using a visual analogue scale and the Roland-Morris disability score, were collected every 2 weeks for 6 weeks. Participants then received interventions for 8 weeks, consisting of brief education regarding LBP and individually designed home exercise programs, focusing on core stability, stretching and mobility exercises. After that, outcome measures were collected every 2 weeks for 6 weeks. [Results] Pain intensity and disability gradually decreased after completion of the interventions. However, pain intensity decreased to a significant level only after completion of the intervention for 4–6 weeks. No significant difference in disability level was found between pre- and post-intervention. [Conclusion] The combination of brief education and a home exercise program can alleviate the pain intensity of office workers with chronic non-specific LBP. Further research using a randomized controlled trial design is required to validate this preliminary finding.
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5.3
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Katz, JN
通讯作者:
Katz, JN