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Abstract Number: 2171

Functional Exercise for Adults with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Emilia Moreira1, Anamaria Jones 1, Eider Lima 1, Fabio Jennings 2 and Jamil Natour 2, 1Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Meeting: 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting

Keywords: chronic low back pain, exercise and rheabilitation, functional status, pain

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Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Session Title: Orthopedics, Low Back Pain, & Rehabilitation Poster – ACR/ARP

Session Type: Poster Session (Tuesday)

Session Time: 9:00AM-11:00AM

Background/Purpose: To assess the effectiveness of a functional exercise program for pain, functional capacity, general health, kinesiophobia, medication consumption and patient satisfaction in adults with chronic nonspecific low back pain.

Methods: A randomized controlled clinical trial with intention-to-treat analysis and 24-week follow-up was performed. Eighty-four patients were randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG) or control group (CG). The EG participated in the functional exercise program performed twice a week for twelve weeks. The functional exercise program was composed of global exercises that worked the group of muscles in the trunk and lower and upper limbs with progression every 4 weeks. The two groups received an informative class on the disease and were advised to use analgesics if necessary. Evaluations were performed at baseline, after 6, 12 and 24 weeks by a blinded evaluator. The primary outcome was low back pain measured by the numeric rating scale (NRS). Secondary outcomes included functional capacity by the Oswestry and Roland-Morris questionnaires, 6-minute walk and TUG tests, kinesiophobia (FABQ), general health (SF-36), medication consumption and satisfaction with treatment (Likert scale). Sample size was calculated. The tests were used: Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Chi-square, Student’s-T and Mann-Whitney. We used the Generalized Linear Models (GLM) with Bonferroni adjustments and the intention-to-treat analysis were performed.

Results: The groups were homogeneous for all parameters at baseline. Compared with the CG, the EG significantly improved pain (p< 0.001), functional capacity (Oswestry, Roland Morris (p< 0.001) and TUG (p=0.005), FABQ (p< 0.001) and most of the SF-36 parameters.

Conclusion: The functional exercise program was effective in improving pain, functional capacity, kinesiophobia and general health in adults with chronic nonspecific low back pain.


Table 1

Values are presented as the average ± standard deviation or percentage


Table 2

Data are expressed as the mean -standard deviation-; T0, baseline; T6, evaluation after 6 weeks – end of the treatment; T12, evaluation after 12 weeks; T24, evaluation after 24 weeks – follow-up.


Disclosure: E. Moreira, None; A. Jones, None; E. Lima, None; F. Jennings, None; J. Natour, None.

To cite this abstract in AMA style:

Moreira E, Jones A, Lima E, Jennings F, Natour J. Functional Exercise for Adults with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2019; 71 (suppl 10). https://acrabstracts.org/abstract/functional-exercise-for-adults-with-chronic-nonspecific-low-back-pain/. Accessed April 13, 2021.
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