Disability reduction following a lumbar stabilization exercise program for low back pain: large vs. small improvement subgroup analyses of physical and psychological variables
Christian Larivière,
Richard Preuss,
Marie-France Coutu
et al.
Abstract:Background
Little is known about why patients with low back pain (LBP) respond differently to treatment, and more specifically, to a lumbar stabilization exercise program. As a first step toward answering this question, the present study evaluates how subgroups of patients who demonstrate large and small clinical improvements differ in terms of physical and psychological changes during treatment.
Methods
Participants (n = 110) performed the exercis… Show more
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