Therapeutic and Preventive Efficacy of an Intervention on Workers in a Back School

Rodríguez, Alberto Benito; Vega, Hugo Guillermo Ternavasio-de la; Sánchez, José Ángel Santos; Sena, Helena Iglesias de; Marcos, Miguel; Chamorro, Antonio-Javier; Canelo, José Antonio Mirón

doi:10.3390/ijerph19021000

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“…These results are consistent with the strong association between pain and disability, given the close relationship between physical and psychosocial factors [ 50 ]. Other studies have also reported significant improvements in disability [ 27 , 28 , 30 – 37 , 49 ], with some noting that these improvements were sustained for several weeks after the programme [ 31 , 34 , 36 ] or even up to two years later [ 32 ].…”

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Effects of a back school-based intervention on non-specific low back pain in adults: a randomized controlled trial

Hernández‐Lucas

Leirós‐Rodríguez

Mota

et al. 2023

BMC Complement Med Ther

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Background Non-specific low back pain is a common condition with significant global prevalence and socio-economic impact. Back School programs, which combine exercise and educational interventions, have been used to address back pain. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a Back School-based intervention on non-specific low back pain in adults. Secondary objectives included evaluating the impact of the program on disability, quality of life, and kinesiophobia. Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted involving 40 participants with non-specific low back pain, who were divided into two groups. The experimental group underwent an 8-week Back School-based program. The program comprised 14 practical sessions focusing on strengthening and flexibility exercises, along with two theoretical sessions covering anatomy and concepts related to a healthy lifestyle. The control group maintained their usual lifestyle. Assessment instruments included the Visual Analogue Scale, Roland Morris disability questionnaire, Short-Form Health Survey-36, and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia. Results The experimental group showed significant improvements in the Visual Analogue Scale, Roland Morris disability questionnaire, physical components of the Short-Form Health Survey-36, and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia. However, there were no significant improvements in the psychosocial components of the Short-Form Health Survey-36. In contrast, the control group did not show significant results in any of the study variables. Conclusions The Back School-based program has positive effects on pain, low back disability, physical components of quality of life, and kinesiophobia in adults with non-specific low back pain. However, it does not appear to improve the participants' psychosocial components of quality of life. Healthcare professionals can consider implementing this program to help reduce the significant socio-economic impact of non-specific low back pain worldwide. Trial registration NCT05391165 (registered prospectively in ClinicalTrials.gov: 25/05/2022).

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Effects of a back school-based intervention on non-specific low back pain in adults: a randomized controlled trial

Hernández‐Lucas

Leirós‐Rodríguez

Mota

et al. 2023

BMC Complement Med Ther

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“…There is scientific evidence on the beneficial effects of BSP in people with low back pain: improvement of quality of life [21][22][23], reduction of pain [21][22][23][24][25][26], prevention of pain [20] and reduction of disability [21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. However, there is little evidence on these effects of BSP on the cervical region [28]. A previous review concluded that the quality of published studies on BSP is of low methodological quality and that there is a need for further research analysing new BSP variants [29].…”

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Effects of back school-based intervention on non-specific neck pain in adults: a randomized controlled trial

Hernández‐Lucas

Leirós‐Rodríguez

Lopez-Barreiro

et al. 2023

BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil

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Background Neck pain has a high prevalence and socioeconomic impact worldwide. The Back School consists of programs that include exercises and educational interventions to treat back pain. Accordingly, the main objective was to evaluate the effects of an intervention based on Back School on non-specific neck pain in an adult population. The secondary objectives were to analyze the effects on disability, quality of life and kinesiophobia. Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 58 participants with non-specific neck pain divided into two groups. The experimental group (EG) carried out the 8-week programme based on the Back School, (two sessions per week, for a total of 16 sessions, lasting 45 min). Of all the classes, 14 had a practical focus (strengthening and flexibility exercises) and the other two had a theoretical focus (concepts of anatomy and healthy lifestyle). The control group (CG) stated that they did not vary their lifestyle. The assessment instruments were: Visual Analogue Scale, Neck Disability Index, Short-Form Health Survey-36 and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia. Results The EG reduced pain (-40 points, CI95% [-42 to -37], g = -1.03, p < 0.001), EG had less disability (-9.3 points, CI95% [-10.8 to -7.8], g = -1.22, p < 0.001), EG improved the physical dimension of the survey Short-Form Health Survey-36 (4.8 points, CI95% [4.1 to 5.5], g = 0.55, p = 0.01) but had not significant change in psychosocial dimension of the survey Short-Form Health Survey-36 and EG reduced Kinesiophobia (-10.8 points, CI95% [-12.3 to -9.3], g = -1.84, p < 0.001). The CG did not obtain significant results in any variable of the study. Significant differences in change between both groups were found on pain (-11 points, CI95% [5.6 to 16.6], p < 0.001, g = 1.04), disability (-4 points, CI95% [2.5 to 6.2], p < 0.001, g = 1.23), physical dimension of the survey Short-Form Health Survey-36 (3 points, CI95% [-4-4 to -2-5], p = 0.01, g = -1.88), and kinesiophobia ( 7 points, CI95%[-8.3 to -5.4], p < 0.001, g = 2.04), while no significant differences were found on psychosocial dimension of the survey Short-Form Health Survey-36 (-0.02, CI95% [-1.7 to 1.8], g = 0.01, p = 0.98). Conclusions The back school-based programme has beneficial effects on pain, neck disability, the physical dimension of quality of life and kinesiophobia in an adult population with non-specific neck pain. However, it did not lead to improvements in the psychosocial dimension of the participants’ quality of life. This programme could be applied by health care providers with the aim of reducing the severe socio-economic impact of non-specific neck pain worldwide. Trial registration in ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05244876 (registered prospectively, date of registration: 17/02/2022).

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“…Spain [96], [97], Italy [98], [99], Hungary [100], etc. ), some Asian countries (Japan [101], Iran [102], Turkey [103], etc.…”

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Application of Disease-Specific Knowledge in the Rehabilitation Process – Based on the Effects of Back School Program among Chinese Adults

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Low back pain (LBP) is a symptom that affects health globally and involves people of all ages. The increased sedentary behavior in modern life has also raised the risk of developing LBP. The Back School program (BSP), an intervention for LBP, has gained recognition for its efficacy in many countries. However, fewer studies have reported on the application of BSP in East Asia. This thesis focuses on applying disease-specific knowledge in the rehabilitation process of LBP. It contains three sections: (1) the cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the simplified Chinese version of the LBP knowledge questionnaire among 428 people; (2) the effects of the BSP on 11 participants’ physical performance, knowledge of LBP, physical activity, and disability of life; (3) looking back at the history over the past 41 years of LBP self-efficacy and investigating future trends and frontiers. This thesis verified the reliability and validity of the simplified Chinese version of the Low Back Pain Knowledge Questionnaire, applied this disease-specific knowledge questionnaire as one of the measurement tools to the BSP, and found the effectiveness and limitations of the Chinese BSP in clinical work. Meanwhile, the research application and development of self-efficacy in LBP were obtained in bibliometric analysis, and the forefront of this field was predicted.

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Therapeutic and Preventive Efficacy of an Intervention on Workers in a Back School

Cited by 4 publications

References 28 publications

Effects of a back school-based intervention on non-specific low back pain in adults: a randomized controlled trial

Effects of a back school-based intervention on non-specific low back pain in adults: a randomized controlled trial

Effects of back school-based intervention on non-specific neck pain in adults: a randomized controlled trial

Application of Disease-Specific Knowledge in the Rehabilitation Process – Based on the Effects of Back School Program among Chinese Adults

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