Integral movement therapy versus local movement therapy approach in patients with idiopathic chronic low-back pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic low-back pain (CLBP) is one of the most common reasons for seeking medical care and it imposes a significant burden on individuals and society at large. Systematic reviews evaluating the effectiveness of supervised exercise therapies commonly conclude that, to date, there is no evidence to support the superiority of one form of exercise over another. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) to date included mostly trunk strengthening exercises (e.g. bird dog, plank) and there is no evidence about supervised, individually graded integral movement therapy program for patients with CLBP.

Methods

The research design is a RCT with parallel-group design including two intervention groups: integral movement therapy and conventional local movement therapy. Participants i

SUBMITTER: Pustivsek S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6340171 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature