A postural bio-feedback device worn by subjects for 4-10 hours a day for 6 days spread across 6 weeks for the sub acute low back pain group and for 8 days spread across 10 weeks for the chronic group. The device records movement and muscle activity data relating to the lower back. Bio-feedback is delivered to the subject as an audible tone, visual cue or vibration and aims to prompt the subject to alter their posture or position in line with recommendations given by the treating practitioner. Four small sensors are adhered to the lower back and send data wirelessly to a data logger carried in the pocket by the subject (the size of a small mobile phone).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
112
A postural bio-feedback device worn by subjects for 4-10hours a day for 6 days spread across 6 weeks for the sub acute low back pain group and for 8 days spread across 10 weeks for the chronic group. The device records movement and muscle activity data relating to the lower back. Bio-feedback is delivered to the subject as an audible tone, visual cue or vibration and aims to prompt the subject to alter their posture or position in line with recommendations given by the treating practitioner. Four small sensors are adhered to the lower back and send data wirelessly to a data logger carried in the pocket by the subject (the size of a small mobile phone).
The BSM device is worn as a placebo with no bio-feedback given to the subject. The subjects in the control group wear the device for 4-10 hours a day for 6 days spread across 6 weeks for the sub acute low back pain group and for 8 days spread across 10 weeks for the chronic group.
Metro Spinal Clinic
Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Stanlake Specialist Centre
Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Myers Street Family Medical
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Peak Musculoskeletal
Hampton, Victoria, Australia
Austin Hopsital
Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Olympic Park Sports Medicine Centre
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Epworth Hospital Richmond
Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Bounce Health Group
Ringwood, Victoria, Australia
The Clinic Werribee
Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Roland Morris Disability Questionaire (RMDQ-23)
Functional Outcome measure
Time frame: over 12 months
Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS)
Functional Outcome Measure
Time frame: over 12 months
Quadruple Visual Analogue Scale (QVAS)
Pain Scale
Time frame: over 12 months
The change over time from baseline in the range of movement, recorded by the device. Measured in degrees of movement in the three anatomical planes.
Functional Outcome Measure
Time frame: over 12 months
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