The effect of stabilization exercise on pain-disability, sleep disturbance and psychological status of patients with non-specific chronic low back pain.
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2018
Authors
AKODU, AK
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The Korean pain society
Abstract
Background: Sleep disturbance and depression are becoming more recognized as important symptoms among
individuals with chronic low back pain. This study evaluated the effect of stabilization exercise on pain-related
disability, sleep disturbance and the psychological status of patients with non-specific chronic low back pain
(NSCLBP).
Methods: A total of 26 patients (M/F = 17/9) with NSCLBP with a mean age of 50.0 ± 15.5 took part in
this study. Participants were recruited from selected hospitals in Lagos state. Ethical approval was sought and
obtained from the health research and ethics committee of Lagos University Teaching Hospital Idi-araba, Lagos,
Nigeria. Participants performed stabilization exercise for eight weeks consecutively and were assessed for
pain-related disability, anxiety, depression, and sleep disturbance using the pain-disability index, hospital anxiety
and depression scale, and the insomnia severity index at baseline, the 4th week, and the 8th week, postintervention.
Results: The participants studied recorded significant reduction in pain-related disability (P = 0.001). There
was also improvement in the sleep quality (P = 0.001), depression level (P = 0.001), and anxiety level (P =
0.001), post intervention.
Conclusions: This study revealed that stabilization exercise is very useful in the management of sleep
disturbance, pain-related disability, depression, and anxiety in NSCLBP patients. (Korean J Pain 2018; 31:
199-205)
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Anxiety , Depression , Disability evaluation , Exercise movement techniques , Low back pain , Psychological test , Sleep disorders.
Citation
Akodu AK, Akindutire OM (2018). The effect of stabilization exercise on pain-disability, sleep disturbance and psychological status of patients with non-specific chronic low back pain. Korean Journal of pain Vol. 31, No. 3: 199-205.