Effectiveness of a home-based therapeutic exercise program on lower back pain and functionality in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the effectiveness of a home-based therapeutic exercise program on lower back pain and functionality of SCD patients.

Setting

A Hematology and Transfusion Medicine Center, University of Campinas (HEMOCENTRO-UNICAMP).

Methods

This was a prospective study, with a three-month follow-up of SCD patients with lower back pain. The lumbar spine functionality was evaluated by questionnaires, trunk flexion and extension analyses by fiber-optic-electrogoniometry and measurements of muscle strength of trunk flexor and extensors. The Intervention Group (IG) comprised 18 volunteers, median age 44y (28-58) and the control group (CG) comprised 15 volunteers, median age 42y (19-58), who did not perform exercises. The protocol consisted of daily home-based exerc

SUBMITTER: Zanoni CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8446254 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature