RT Journal Article
T1 Comparison of the effectiveness of an e-health program versus a home rehabilitation program in patients with chronic low back pain: A double blind randomized controlled trial.
A1 Lara-Palomo, Inmaculada Carmen
A1 Antequera-Soler, Eduardo
A1 Matarán-Peñarrocha, Guillermo A
A1 Fernández-Sánchez, Manuel
A1 García-López, Héctor
A1 Castro-Sánchez, Adelaida María
A1 Aguilar-Ferrándiz, María Encarnación
K1 Chronic low back pain
K1 McKenzie exercises
K1 general
K1 home rehabilitation
K1 randomized controlled trial
K1 telemedicine
K1 transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
AB We conducted a randomized double blind clinical trial, to compare the effectiveness of McKenzie exercises and electroanalgesia via an e-Health program versus a home rehabilitation program on functionality, pain, fear of movement and quality of life in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain. Seventy-four participants with non-specific chronic low back pain were randomized to either the e- Health program group (n = 39) or the home rehabilitation program group (n = 35). The interventions consisted of the e-Health program group performing McKenzie exercises and received transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, while the home rehabilitation group attended an information session to explain the exercises, which they then performed at home with printed instructions. Both groups performed 3 weekly sessions for 8 weeks. The following were analyzed main measures: pain, disability, fear of movement, quality of life, trunk muscle endurance and trunk anteflexion motion were assessed at baseline and at 2 months. Independent samples Student's t-tests showed that although the patients who followed the e-Health program showed significantly greater improvement than those who followed the home disability rehabilitation program in terms of intensity of pain, lumbar flexion mobility (P  Patients with chronic low back pain who followed an unsupervised home intervention supported by an individualized video exercise program showed greater post-treatment improvement than those who followed the same program with printed instructions.
SN 2055-2076
YR 2022
FD 2022-01-28
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20236
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20236
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 11, 2025