Background: Lumbosacral orthosis (LSO) is commonly used for the treatment of back pain. The clinical andmechanical effectiveness of this device has been repeatedly investigated in several studies; however, its sensorimotoreffectiveness has been rarely considered. Regarding this, the aim of the current study was to investigate the effect ofa non-extensible LSO on postural stabi...

Chronic musculoskeletal pain, including low back pain, is a worldwide debilitating condition; however, the mechanisms that underlie its development remain poorly understood. Pathological neuroplastic changes in the sensory innervation of connective tissue may contribute to the development of nonspecific chronic low back pain. Progress in understanding such potentially important abnormalities is...

BACKGROUND Low back pain is an important public health problem that is associated with poor quality of life and disability. Among the electrophysical treatments, interferential current (IFC) has not been studied in patients with low back pain in a high-quality randomised controlled trial examining not only pain, but pain mechanisms and function. METHODS/DESIGN A three-arm randomised controlle...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of unstable shoes in reducing low back pain in health professionals. METHODS Of a volunteer sample of 144 participants, 40 with nonspecific chronic low back pain were eligible and enrolled in this study. Participants were randomized to an intervention group, who wore unstable shoes (model MBT Fora), or a control group, who wore...

Evidence • A meta-analysis1 (N = 1804) examined 2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) trials and 4 x-ray trials; 0% to 44% of patients had sciatica. -The trials were of relatively good quality but there was a lot of heterogeneity (except with pain). -Short-term and long-term outcomes of pain, function, quality of life, mental health, and patient satisfaction did not di...

Objective: The study aimed to assess the clinical efficacy of breathing training combined with core stability in chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP).
 Methods: This was a retrospective study. Of 60 included patients CNLBP admitted by Sichuan Province Orthopedic Hospital between December 2020 and February 2022. Random number table method used divide thirty control group, rest 30 an ob...