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- Maricarmen Cruz Jiménez and Maité Urquía.
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, San Juan VA Medical Center.
- Bol Asoc Med P R. 2006 Jan 1; 98 (1): 26-30.
ObjectiveTo determine if a structured exercise program promotes improved performance on activities of daily living (ADL) and pain perception in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP).DesignProspective pilot study of patients referred to the San Juan VA Medical Center rehabilitation clinics with CLBP from January 1 to March 31, 2001, without neurological deficit or back surgery.InterventionThe therapeutic program consisted of warm up/cool down calisthenics, stretching, back isometric and stabilization exercises and aerobic walking.InstrumentsVisual Analog Scale (VAS) and the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale (QBPDS) were used to measure pain intensity and disability before and after the training period.ResultsSix patients completed the study. Back pain intensity and functional disability decreased immediately upon completing the program, and such changes persisted (statistically significant) upon follow up evaluation.ConclusionA well guided exercise program can decrease pain intensity perception and disability in patients with CLBP.
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