Virtual McKenzie extension exercises for low back and leg pain: a prospective pilot exploratory case series.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Current evidence supports the inclusion of directional preference exercises for a subgroup of patients with low back (LBP) and leg pain. Recent pain neuroscience strategies have suggested that cortical restructuring associated with movement activating the body map representation in the brain might account for the observed improvement with the directional preference approach.

Objectives

To explore whether or not a motor imagery directional preference approach would result in any changes in patients with LBP and leg pain.

Methods

A consecutive convenience sample of patients with LBP and leg pain were recruited at two outpatient physical therapy clinics. Measurements of LBP, leg pain, fear-avoidance beliefs (FABQ), pain catastrophizing (PCS), active lumbar f

SUBMITTER: Louw A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9848382 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature