A bio-psycho-social exercise program (RUCKGEWINN) for chronic low back pain in rehabilitation aftercare--study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is strong, internationally confirmed evidence for the short-term effectiveness of multimodal interdisciplinary specific treatment programs for chronic back pain. However, the verification of long-term sustainability of achieved effects is missing so far. For long-term improvement of pain and functional ability high intervention intensity or high volume seems to be necessary (> 100 therapy hours). Especially in chronic back pain rehabilitation, purposefully refined aftercare treatments offer the possibility to intensify positive effects or to increase their sustainability. However, quality assured goal-conscious specific aftercare programs for the rehabilitation of chronic back pain are absent.

Methods/design

This study aims to examine the efficacy of a speci

SUBMITTER: Hentschke C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2996344 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature