Supervised and non-supervised Nordic walking in the treatment of chronic low back pain: a single blind randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Active approaches including both specific and unspecific exercise are probably the most widely recommended treatment for patients with chronic low back pain but it is not known exactly which types of exercise provide the most benefit. Nordic Walking - power walking using ski poles - is a popular and fast growing type of exercise in Northern Europe that has been shown to improve cardiovascular metabolism. Until now, no studies have been performed to investigate whether Nordic Walking has beneficial effects in relation to back pain.

Methods

A total of 151 patients with low back and/or leg pain of greater than eight weeks duration were recruited from a hospital based outpatient back pain clinic. Patients continuing to have pain greater than three on the 11-point nume

SUBMITTER: Hartvigsen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2831827 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature