Validity of a Paradigm for Low Back Pain Symptom Development During Prolonged Standing.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Examine the validity of an induced pain paradigm in which people stand while performing simulated light work tasks (standing paradigm).

Materials and methods

Initially, people with low back pain (LBP) reported the quality and location of their typical symptoms on a body pain diagram. Then, people with LBP and back-healthy people stood for 2 hours and reported the intensity, quality, and location of symptoms at baseline and every 15 minutes. Quality and location of typical symptoms of people with LBP were compared with their symptoms during standing. Back-healthy people were separated into pain developers (PDs) and nonpain developers. Symptom quality and location were compared between people with LBP and PDs.

Results

There were no differences in the quality

SUBMITTER: Sorensen CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4344929 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature