Aims and background: The low back pain is a highly prevalent in all societies, with the majority of people experiencing back pain at least once in their lifetime. If a definite diagnosis of low back pain is not detectable by recent radiological instruments, it is classified as chronic low back pain. This study evaluates the relationship between pain and functional disability with the level of ...

Aims and background: Chronic back pain is a common disease among men. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a Graston massage session on pain and range of motion of the lumbar and hip regions in men with chronic low back pain. Materials and Methods: The present study was an experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design. Participants in this study were 56 men with chronic...

        Aim and Background:   The main purpose of this study was to investigate effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR   ) on decreasing depression in patients with chronic low back pain. Methods and Materials:   The statistical population included patients with chronic l...

Abstract Introduction: Low back pain is a very common disorder that affects a significant percentage of people in the community (1). As a non-mechanical cause, myofascial pain is a primary disorder which may produce lumbar and lower limb pain and is not necessarily secondary to other diagnosis (2-5). Trigger points are the main symptoms of myofascial pain which may mimic the radicular pain in ...

​Aims and background: Low back pain is one of the important causes of early retirement in athletes. The purpose of this research was to study the effect of combined core stability and sensory-motor exercises on pain, performance, and movement fear in retired male athletes with non-specific chronic low back pain. Materials and methods: This study was a semi-experimental, and its design was two-g...

Introduction: Within chronic pains, back pain has the highest percentage. Psychological factors play an important role in the establishment and continuation of physical disability as well as in functional limitation in patients with chronic low back pain. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Cognitive Behavior Th...