Conservative correction of leg-length discrepancies of 10mm or less for the relief of chronic low back pain.

نویسندگان

  • Ruth Defrin
  • Sarit Ben Benyamin
  • R Dov Aldubi
  • Chaim G Pick
چکیده

OBJECTIVE To study whether conservative correction in a leg-length discrepancy (LLD) of 10mm or less in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) can relieve pain. DESIGN Randomized, controlled intervention study, with a mean follow-up duration of 10 weeks. SETTING Physical therapy clinic of the national health services. PARTICIPANTS Thirty-three patients with CLBP were screened for an LLD of 10mm or less, which was measured with ultrasound. Patients were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. INTERVENTION In 22 patients, LLD was corrected by applying individually fitted shoe inserts. In 11 patients, LLD was not corrected. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Chronic pain intensity (visual analog scale) and disability score (Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire). RESULTS Shoe inserts significantly reduced both pain intensity (P<.001) and disability (P<.05). A moderate positive correlation was found between LLD and the degree of pain relief after wearing shoe inserts (r=.47). CONCLUSIONS Shoe inserts appear to reduce CLBP and functional disability in patients with LLDs of 10mm or less. Shoe inserts are simple, noninvasive, and inexpensive therapeutic means that can be added to the treatment of CLBP.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation

دوره 86 11  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005