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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
NameTimeMethod
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
NameTimeMethod
Hip flexion and extension muscle strength Right and left hip flexion and extension angles
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