Proprioceptive Training and Low Back Pain

KU Leuven18 enrolled

Overview

Proprioceptive weighting changes may explain differences in postural control performance. Deficits in proprioception are found in a subgroup of patients with low back pain. The aim of the study is to clarify whether proprioceptive training has a positive effect on proprioceptive postural control in individuals with recurrent low back pain.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Proprioceptive Training Low Back Pain

Interventions

Proprioceptive trainingOTHER

12 weeks

Sham proprioceptive trainingOTHER

Three times daily inspiratory muscle training (2x30 breaths) at an intensity of 10% Pi,max

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria individuals with low back pain: * Age: 18-45 years old * At least 1 year of low back pain with/without referred pain in buttock/thigh * At least 3 episodes of disabling low back pain * At least a score of 20% on the Oswestry Disability Index * Willingness to sign the informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * History of major trauma and/or major orthopedic surgery of the spine, the pelvis or the lower quadrant * One of the following conditions: Parkinson, multiple sclerosis, stroke, history of vestibular disorder, respiratory disease, pregnancy * Radicular symptoms * Not Dutch-speaking * Strong opioids * Neck pain * Smoking history

Locations (1)

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Proprioceptive postural control

Center of pressure displacement (force plate) in standing in response to local muscle vibration on ankle and back muscles to specifically detect the role of proprioception in postural control.

Time frame: 12 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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