Randomised controlled trial of physiotherapy compared with advice for low back pain.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To measure the effectiveness of routine physiotherapy compared with an assessment session and advice from a physiotherapist for patients with low back pain.

Design

Pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Seven British NHS physiotherapy departments.

Participants

286 patients with low back pain of more than six weeks' duration.

Intervention

Routine physiotherapy or advice on remaining active from a physiotherapist. Both groups received an advice book.

Main outcome measures

Primary outcome was scores on the Oswestry disability index at 12 months. Secondary outcomes were scores on the Oswestry disability index (two and six months), scores on the Roland and Morris disability questionnaire and SF-36 (2, 6 and 12 months), a

SUBMITTER: Frost H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC518892 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature