2010 Chronic Low Back Pain

Description: In the treatment of chronic back pain, cognitive methods are attracting increased attention due to evidence of similar effectiveness to traditional therapies. The purpose was to compare the effectiveness of performing a cognitive intervention with that of a state-of-the-art symptom-based physical training method on the outcomes of low back pain (LBP), disability, sick leave, LBP attitudes, fear-avoidance beliefs, physical activity levels, and quality of life, in chronic LBP patients.
Conclusions A cognitive intervention for long-lasting LBP resulted in at least as good outcomes to a state-of-the-art symptom-based physical training method despite fewer treatment sessions. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov: # NCT00410319
An educational approach based on a non-injury model compared with individual symptom-based physical training in chronic LBP. A pragmatic, randomised trial with a one-year follow-up. Sorensen PH, Bendix T, Manniche C, Korsholm L, Lemvigh D, Indahl A BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11:212 (17 September 2010) full text available