Rest versus exercise as treatment for patients with low back pain and Modic changes. A randomized controlled clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Clinical experience suggests that many patients with Modic changes have relatively severe and persistent low back pain (LBP), which typically appears to be resistant to treatment. Exercise therapy is the recommended treatment for chronic LBP, however, due to their underlying pathology, Modic changes might be a diagnostic subgroup that does not benefit from exercise. The objective of this study was to compare the current state-of-the art treatment approach (exercise and staying active) with a new approach (load reduction and daily rest) for people with Modic changes using a randomized controlled trial design.

Methods

Participants were patients from an outpatient clinic with persistent LBP and Modic changes. They were allocated using minimization to either rest ther

SUBMITTER: Jensen RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3348080 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature