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| Year : 2018 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 63-72 |
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Comparative effects of Stratified Back care approaches in individuals with nonspecific low back pain
Bashir Bello1, Muhyiddeen Suleiman Bichi2
1 Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
2 Department of Physiotherapy, General Hospital Dawakin-Tofa, Kano, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Bashir Bello
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Kano
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/PJIAP.PJIAP_7_18
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BACKGROUND: Stratified Back care is a recently developed method for treating low back pain.
PURPOSE: This study compared the effects of two stratified care approaches (sub-grouping for targeted treatment [STarT] and specific treatment of the problems of the spine [STOPS] in patients with nonspecific low back pain [NSLBP]).
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-six individuals, with NSLBP, participated in this single-blinded, randomized clinical trial. Participants were randomly assigned into one of the two groups: STarT Back Group (n = 23) or STOPS group (n = 23). Treatment was applied twice weekly for 8 weeks. Outcomes assessed pre- and post-interventions were pain intensity (PI) using numeric pain rating scale and functional disability (FD) using the Oswestry Disability Index. Participants in both groups were comparable in age (44.65 ± 9.03 vs. 46.40 ± 7.39) years. At baseline, PI, FD, and anthropometric values were comparable in both groups.
RESULTS: The Results showed a significant difference in PI between the STarT and STOPS with a mean difference of −1.24 and 95% confidence interval (−0.86 to −0.04), P < 0.05, with no significant difference in FD, P > 0.05 between the groups. However, there was a significant difference within each group in pain and FD with P < 0.05.
CONCLUSION: It was concluded that STarT Back approach was more effective in reducing PI only than STOPS approach in individuals with NSLBP. |
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