Abstract
Lower back pain is an extremely common health problem and globally causes more disability than any other condition. Among other rehabilitation approaches, back schools are interventions comprising both an educational component and exercises. Normally, the main outcome evaluated is pain reduction. The aim of this study was to evaluate not only the efficacy of back school therapy in reducing pain, but also the functional improvement. Patients with lower back pain were clinically and functionally evaluated; in particular, the timed “up and go” test with inertial movement sensor was studied before and after back school therapy. Forty-four patients completed the program, and the results showed not only a reduction of pain, but also an improvement in several parameters of the timed up and go test, especially in temporal parameters (namely duration and velocity). The application of the inertial sensor measurement in evaluating functional aspects seems to be useful and promising in assessing the aspects that are not strictly correlated to the specific pathology, as well as in rehabilitation management.
Highlights
Lower back Pain (LBP) is a well described and extremely widespread health problem [1]
LBP is a pain that goes from the twelfth rib to the lower gluteal folds; pain can spread to the lower limbs for one day or more [1]
Of the 291 conditions studied in the 2010 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report, LBP had the highest load
Summary
Lower back Pain (LBP) is a well described and extremely widespread health problem [1]. LBP is a pain that goes from the twelfth rib to the lower gluteal folds; pain can spread to the lower limbs for one day or more [1]. This condition is the main cause of absence from work and activity limitations in much of the world. Of the 291 conditions studied in the 2010 Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report, LBP had the highest load. LBP is the leading cause of disability globally [3]
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