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Obesity and recovery from low back pain: a prospective study to investigate the effect of body mass index on recovery from low back pain.

Posted by on March 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

This study describes a prospective cohort study to investigate any association between recovery from low back pain and body mass index (BMI) in patients with low back pain undergoing physiotherapy. A total of 140 patients with low back pain and no evidence of neurological deficit were divided into three groups based on their BMI. All [...]

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Lumbar Spine Dysfunction – Blandford – 24th April

Posted by on March 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Aims: 1. To review anatomy and biomechanics of the lumbar spine to enable appropriate use of manual techniques. 2. To enable participants to use advanced handling skills in the examination of lumbar spine dysfunction. 3. To discuss the evidence base for the use of manual techniques in the management of low back pain. 4. To [...]

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Lumbar Spine Dysfunction – Wigan – 5th June

Posted by on March 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Aims: 1. To review anatomy and biomechanics of the lumbar spine to enable appropriate use of manual techniques. 2. To enable participants to use advanced handling skills in the examination of lumbar spine dysfunction. 3. To discuss the evidence base for the use of manual techniques in the management of low back pain. 4. To [...]

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Motor control exercise for chronic low back pain: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

Posted by on March 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of motor control exercise for people with chronic low back pain. 154 patients with chronic low back pain of more than 12 weeks’ duration underwent twelve sessions of motor control exercise (ie, exercises designed to improve function of specific muscles of the low back region [...]

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Reliability of measurements of endurance time, electromyographic fatigue and recovery, and associations to activity limitations, in patients with lumbar disc herniation.

Posted by on February 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the test-retest reliability of a fatigue-testing protocol and to investigate associations between activity limitations and fatigue in patients with lumbar disc herniation. To evaluate the reliability, endurance time, EMG spectral parameters and ratings of lumbar muscle fatigue and back pain were measured three times in 15 patients [...]

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The Efficacy of a Short Education Program and a Short Physiotherapy Program for Treating Low Back Pain in Primary Care: A Cluster Randomized Trial.

Posted by on February 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy of a short education program and short physiotherapy program for treating low back pain (LBP) in primary care.   Sixty-nine primary care physicians were randomly assigned to 3 groups and recruited 348 patients consulting for LBP; 265 (79.8%) were chronic. All patients received usual care, were [...]

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The effect of age on lumbar range of motion: A systematic review

Posted by on December 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

This systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to determine the effect of age on lumbar range of motion (ROM). Ten electronic databases were searched to find studies matching predetermined inclusion criteria. Methodological quality was assessed with a quality assessment tool for quantitative studies. Evidence for effect of age on ROM in all planes was investigated [...]

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Using consensus methods in developing clinical guidelines for exercise in managing persistent low back pain

Posted by on November 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

The objective of this study was to generate expert consensus evidence for the purpose of developing more complete guidelines for people with persistent low back pain than is possible using current research evidence alone. A modified Nominal Group Technique (NGT) was followed by a systematic review indicating incomplete research evidence.  There were three stages to [...]

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A prospective, randomised trial of immediate exercise following lumbar microdiscectomy: a preliminary study

Posted by on November 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

The objective of this study was to investigate whether immediate commencement of exercises after lumbar microdiscectomy enabled patients to become independently mobile more rapidly with no increase in risk of complications.  30 patients were randomised to an intervention group commencing exercises within 2 hours after surgery, or a control group commencing exercises on the first postoperative [...]

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Spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain: A systematic review

Posted by on October 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

The objective of this study was to gather and analyse relevant literature on spinal manipulative therapy for low back pain through systematic review to present a balanced and impartial summary of the findings. The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the efficacy of spinal manipulative therapy in patients with low back pain. Sixteen [...]

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