Prognostic factors of a favorable outcome following a supervised exercise program for soldiers with sub-acute and chronic low back pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low back pain (LBP) encompasses heterogeneous patients unlikely to respond to a unique treatment. Identifying sub-groups of LBP may help to improve treatment outcomes. This is a hypothesis-setting study designed to create a clinical prediction rule (CPR) that will predict favorable outcomes in soldiers with sub-acute and chronic LBP participating in a multi-station exercise program.

Methods

Military members with LBP participated in a supervised program comprising 7 stations each consisting of exercises of increasing difficulty. Demographic, impairment and disability data were collected at baseline. The modified Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was administered at baseline and following the 6-week program. An improvement of 50% in the initial ODI score was considere

SUBMITTER: Perron M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5879551 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature