[Purpose] The present study was performed to identify the effect of a home exercise program on the self-reported disability index and gait parameters in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). [Methods] Fifteen patients with LSS were enrolled in this study and were trained in a 4-week home exercise program (40 min/day). All patients were evaluated with three self-reported disability indices...

Objectives: This study examined the effects of a lumbar stabilization exercise program on low back pain, Oswestry Disability Index, use body mechanics, and strength among intensive care unit nurses. Methods: Thirty-five nurses were assigned to an group (n = 18) or control 17) from university hospital-affiliated unit. The 8-week comprised 30 minutes stretching, exercise, Mckenzie extension (3 ti...

STUDY DESIGN A retrospective analysis of the change in the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire in a heterogeneous group of 144 operatively managed patients was undertaken to examine the change in disability index as an outcome measure. OBJECTIVES To establish the percent change in disability index as an outcome measure able to identify risk factors for poor results in lumbar spina...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of two different resistance exercise protocols on self-reported disability, fear avoidance beliefs, pain catastrophizing, and back pain symptoms in obese, older adults with low back pain (LBP). METHODS Obese adults (n = 49, 60-85 yr) with chronic LBP were randomized into a total body resistance exercise intervention (TOTRX), lumbar ...

Background The macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α), also named chemokine cytokine ligand 3 (CCL3), has been detected in nucleus pulposus and increased following cytokine stimulation. Objective The current study was performed to explore the relationship between serum CCL3/MIP-1α levels with lumbar intervertebral disk degeneration (IDD). Patients and methods A total of 132 disk degene...

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...

Condition-specific health status measures are commonly used as outcome measures in clinical trials and to assess patient progress in routine clinical practice. The expert panel that met to discuss this special issue of Spine recommended that, when possible, a condition-specific measure for back pain should be chosen from two widely used measures, the Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ)...