Effects of low back pain stabilization or movement system impairment treatments on voluntary postural adjustments: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with low back pain (LBP) exhibit impaired anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs).

Objective

To evaluate whether current motor retraining treatments address LBP-associated changes in movement coordination during tasks that do and do not require APAs.

Design

Prospectively registered randomized controlled trial with a blinded assessor.

Setting

Outcome evaluations occurred in a university laboratory; treatments were carried out in outpatient physical therapy clinics.

Patients

Fifteen subjects without LBP and 33 subjects with chronic, recurrent, and nonspecific LBP.

Intervention

Twelve subjects with LBP received stabilization treatment, 21 received movement system impairment-based treatment, for more than 6 weekly 1-hour sessions pl

SUBMITTER: Lomond KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4375040 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature