The objective of this study was to evaluate if a single session actual or placebo cupping and instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) therapy in patients with Nonspecific low back pain would be enough temporarily reduce intensity functional disability. outcome measures were Numerical rating scale Oswestry Disability Index questionnaire. This is an experimental clinical trial; after...

background: low back pain is the most common cause of disability and absence from work among young and middle-aged people. as there is limited knowledge regarding this problem among iranian students, this study aimed to determine the preva­lence of low back pain and its ‘related socio­demo­graphic factors among students of islamic azad university, tehran, iran.    material and methods: this is ...

The aim of the present study was to develop a reliable assessment of pain behaviour performed during the execution of a range of functional assessment measures. For the initial reliability study 18 subjects (consecutive referrals) were assessed. Subjects were observed and videotaped during a variety of physical tasks and demonstrations of pain behaviour were recorded; the videotapes were scored...

OBJECTIVE To explore whether coping strategy use predicted levels of adjustment in chronic low back pain after controlling for the influence of catastrophic thinking and self-efficacy for pain control. METHODS Eighty-four patients with chronic low back pain completed the Coping Strategies Questionnaire, a pain VAS and the Roland Disability Questionnaire. To derive composite measures of coping...

STUDY DESIGN Prospective longitudinal validation study. OBJECTIVE To translate and cross-culturally adapt the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) to the Tamil language (ODI-T), and to evaluate its reliability and construct validity. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA ODI is widely used as a disease specific questionnaire in back pain patients to evaluate pain and disability. A thorough literature searc...

BACKGROUND Corns are a common foot problem affecting a large proportion of the population. This study describes the characteristics of corns experienced by 201 participants taking part in a randomised controlled trial to investigate associations between demographic and corn parameters on pain, foot related disability and quality of life (QoL). METHODS Pain from the main (index) corn was measu...

STUDY DESIGN Preassessment and postassessment of treatment intervention. OBJECTIVE To determine the changes in pain and disability secondary to shoe lift intervention for subjects with chronic low back pain (LBP) who have a limb length inequality (LLI). BACKGROUND Previous reports have suggested that LLI may be a cause of LBP Most prior studies of lift therapy for management of LLI in patie...

BACKGROUND Patients may adopt active and/or passive coping strategies in response to pain. However, it is not known whether these strategies may also precede the onset of chronic symptoms and, if so, whether they are independent predictors of prognosis. AIM To examine, in patients with low back pain in general practice, the prognostic value of active and passive coping styles, in the context ...

STUDY DESIGN Systematic review. OBJECTIVE To establish the ability of the Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (OMPQ) to predict outcome in patients with recent onset spinal pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Psychosocial factors are believed to play a significant role in the development of a chronic pain problem. The OMPQ is a self-administered screening questionnaire that was developed...