Abstract | STUDY DESIGN: A randomized prospective cohort study of participants with chronic low back pain, seeking physical therapy, with follow-up at weeks 6 and 28. Effects of conventional physiotherapy and physiotherapy with the addition of postural biofeedback were compared. OBJECTIVE: SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA:
Biofeedback using electromyographic signals has been used in chronic low back pain with mixed results. Postural feedback had not been previously used. METHODS: Demographic and psychological baseline data along with range of motion were analyzed from a sample of 47 chronic participants with low back pain randomized into conventional physiotherapy with or without the addition of postural biofeedback. RESULTS: After 6 months, there were 21 dropouts. The participants with biofeedback had markedly improved status in visual analog pain scales, short form-36, and range of motion. CONCLUSION: The study strongly suggests that postural feedback is a useful adjunct to conventional physiotherapy of chronic low back pain participants.
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Authors | Marianne L Magnusson, Daniel H Chow, Zoe Diamandopoulos, Malcom H Pope |
Journal | Spine
(Spine (Phila Pa 1976))
Vol. 33
Issue 16
Pg. E532-8
(Jul 15 2008)
ISSN: 1528-1159 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 18628693
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Biofeedback, Psychology
(instrumentation, methods)
- Cohort Studies
- Exercise Therapy
(instrumentation, methods)
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Learning
(physiology)
- Low Back Pain
(physiopathology, psychology, therapy)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Motor Skills
(physiology)
- Pain Measurement
(instrumentation, methods)
- Posture
(physiology)
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