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khodaei M, Letafatkar A, Shojaedin S. The effect of therapeutic exercises on pain, function and fear avoidance beliefs in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. JAP 2024; 15 (3) :44-56
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1- Msc in Department of Sports pathology and biomechanics, University of Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran , mahdi.khodaii2014@gmail.com
2- Associate professor of sport injury and corrective exercises, Faculty of physical education and sport sciences, Kharazmi university, Tehran, Iran
3- PhD, Associate professor of sport injury and corrective exercises, Faculty of physical education and sport sciences, Kharazmi university, Tehran, Iran
2- Associate professor of sport injury and corrective exercises, Faculty of physical education and sport sciences, Kharazmi university, Tehran, Iran
3- PhD, Associate professor of sport injury and corrective exercises, Faculty of physical education and sport sciences, Kharazmi university, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (74 Views)
Background and Aim: Chronic non-specific low back pain is one of the most common and debilitating problems that affects many people, and existing treatments often have limited results in improving patients' pain and function. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effect of eight weeks of therapeutic exercises on reducing pain, improving function and changing fear-avoidance beliefs in patients with non-specific chronic back pain.
Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design, patients with non-specific chronic back pain were randomly divided into two experimental (n=18) and control (n=18) groups. Pain, performance and avoidance constructs of patients before and after eight weeks of intervention were measured using visual pain index (VAS), Sorensen test and fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire, respectively. To analyze the data, repeated measures analysis of variance and correlated t-test were used.
Results: The results showed that the therapeutic exercises in the experimental group significantly increased the pain and disability scores compared to the control group, and large clinical effects were also reported for both. Also, significance was reported for the performance and change of fear-avoidance beliefs, with the difference that the clinical effects for these were reported to be moderate.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed the effectiveness of therapeutic exercises in improving non-specific chronic low back pain, hence the use of movement control and stretching exercises as a combined method (therapeutic exercises) in reducing pain and improving the performance and avoidance beliefs of affected patients. It is recommended for non-specific chronic back pain.
Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test design, patients with non-specific chronic back pain were randomly divided into two experimental (n=18) and control (n=18) groups. Pain, performance and avoidance constructs of patients before and after eight weeks of intervention were measured using visual pain index (VAS), Sorensen test and fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire, respectively. To analyze the data, repeated measures analysis of variance and correlated t-test were used.
Results: The results showed that the therapeutic exercises in the experimental group significantly increased the pain and disability scores compared to the control group, and large clinical effects were also reported for both. Also, significance was reported for the performance and change of fear-avoidance beliefs, with the difference that the clinical effects for these were reported to be moderate.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed the effectiveness of therapeutic exercises in improving non-specific chronic low back pain, hence the use of movement control and stretching exercises as a combined method (therapeutic exercises) in reducing pain and improving the performance and avoidance beliefs of affected patients. It is recommended for non-specific chronic back pain.
Keywords: Non-specific chronic low back pain, therapeutic exercises, pain, performance, fear-avoidance beliefs
Type of Study: Original |
Subject:
Chronic pain managment
Received: 2024.07.6 | Accepted: 2024.11.22 | Published: 2024.12.30
Received: 2024.07.6 | Accepted: 2024.11.22 | Published: 2024.12.30
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