Development of a new low back pain prevention program focusing on lumbar motor control for sedentary office workers
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- ow back pain
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000041318
- Lead Sponsor
- anto City Home-Visit Nursing Station
- Brief Summary
The DMCE group showed a significant decrease in lumbar flexion angle at 10 degree of trunk forward flexion and a significant increase in hip flexion angle compared to the NTE group; VAS and ODI, as well as hip range of motion, were also significantly decreased. There was no significant difference in muscle strength.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 19
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria were those with a disease that causes low back pain, acute low back pain, or less than 80% of work time per day in a sitting position.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Motor control ability of the lumbar. Lumbar flexion angle (tilt angle of lumbosacral transition - tilt angle of thoracolumbar transition), hip flexion angle (tilt angle of lumbosacral transition - tilt angle of thigh) for each trunk forward bending angles (tilt angle of thoracolumbar transition). Intensity of low back pain (Visual Analogue Scale). Effects of low back pain in activities of daily living (Oswestry Disability Index).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Hip flexion and extension muscle strength Right and left hip flexion and extension angles