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University of Cape Town, South Africa
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Cairns MC, Foster NE, Wright C. Spine 2006;31:E670–81
Spinal stabilisation exercises are a popular form of physiotherapy management for low back pain (LBP), and previous small-scale studies on specific LBP subgroups have identified improvement in outcomes as a result.
Does the addition of specific spinal stabilisation exercises to conventional physiotherapy for patients with LBP improve pain and function over a 12-month period?
Subjects: 97 patients with recurrent LBP (age 18–60 yrs) (70%) provided 12-month follow-up data.
Experimental procedure: Using a stratified randomisation (for laterality of symptoms, duration of symptoms, and disability), subjects were assigned to either "conventional" physiotherapy (CON = 50; general active exercise and manual therapy) or "conventional" physiotherapy plus specific spinal stabilisation exercises (CON+SS = 47). Back-specific functional disability (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire), pain, quality of life and psychological measures were collected at 6 and 12 month, and 12 months was the primary outcome.
Measure of outcome: Physical
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