(359) The impact of perceived discrimination, injustice beliefs, and sleep disturbance on anger experience in chronic low back pain

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Low back pain (LBP) is one of the leading forms of chronic pain and is among the leading causes of pain and disability. In this study, we investigated the associations between the severity of disability and fear of movement and pain beliefs as well as the impact of the fear of movement and pain beliefs on the quality of life in patients with chronic LBP. METHODS: A total of 89 patients (42.29 ± 16.05 years) with chronic low back pain were included in the study. The instruments used in the assessments include the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), the Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TKS), the Pain Belief Questionnaire (PBQ), and the SF 36-Short Form. Patients were assigned into three groups by disability severity based on ODI scores. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 15. RESULTS: No statistically significant intergroup differences were found in TKS and PBQ scores (p> 0.05). A positive correlation was found between TKS scores, age (r: 0.227/p< 0.05), PBQ organic (r: -0.250/p< 0.05) scores. CONCLUSIONS: Our study revealed high levels of kinesiophobia and similar pain beliefs, independent of the severity level of disability. We believe that cognitive-behavioral therapy that may reduce fear-avoidance behaviors and convert negative pain beliefs into positive ones should be added to rehabilitation procedures for LBP.

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Age- and sex-specific effects in paravertebral surface electromyographic back extensor muscle fatigue in chronic low back pain

GeroScience ◽

10.1007/s11357-019-00134-7 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 251-269 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Gerold Ebenbichler ◽

Richard Habenicht ◽

Sara Ziegelbecker ◽

Josef Kollmitzer ◽

Patrick Mair ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Muscle Fatigue ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Median Frequency ◽

Low Back ◽

Back Muscle ◽

The Impact ◽

Back Extensor ◽

Age And Sex

AbstractThe impact of aging on the back muscles is not well understood, yet may hold clues to both normal aging and chronic low back pain (cLBP). This study sought to investigate whether the median frequency (MF) surface electromyographic (SEMG) back muscle fatigue method—a proxy for glycolytic muscle metabolism—would be able to detect age- and sex-specific differences in neuromuscular and muscle metabolic functions in individuals with cLBP in a reliable way, and whether it would be as sensitive as when used on healthy individuals. With participants seated on a dynamometer (20° trunk anteflexion), paraspinal SEMG activity was recorded bilaterally from the multifidus (L5), longissimus (L2), and iliolumbalis (L1) muscles during isometric, sustained back extensions loaded at 80% of maximum from 117 younger (58 females) and 112 older (56 female) cLBP individuals. Tests were repeated after 1–2 days and 6 weeks. Median frequency, the SEMG variable indicating neuromuscular fatigue, was analyzed. Maximum back extensor strength was comparable between younger and older participants. Significantly less MF-SEMG back muscle fatigue was observed in older as compared to younger, and in older female as compared to older male cLBP individuals. Relative reliability was excellent, but absolute reliability appeared large for this SEMG-fatigue measure. Findings suggest that cLBP likely does not mask the age-specific diagnostic potential of the MF-SEMG back extensor fatigue method. Thus, this method possesses a great potential to be further developed into a valuable biomarker capable of detecting back muscle function at risk of sarcopenia at very early stages.

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FRI0208 The Impact of A Referral Model for Axial Spondyloarthritis in Young Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain, the Design of an Impact Study

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases ◽

10.1136/annrheumdis-2014-eular.4179 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 73 (Suppl 2) ◽

pp. 458.1-458

Author(s):

L. Van Hoeven ◽

Y. Vergouwe ◽

M. Hazes ◽

A. Weel

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Axial Spondyloarthritis ◽

Young Patients ◽

Low Back ◽

Impact Study ◽

The Impact

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The impact of depression among chronic low back pain patients in Japan

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

10.1186/s12891-016-1304-4 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Toshinaga Tsuji ◽

Ko Matsudaira ◽

Hiroki Sato ◽

Jeffrey Vietri

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Low Back ◽

The Impact ◽

Pain Patients

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Cognitive behavioural therapy and core stabilization exercise on pain-related disability and psychological status in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain

European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine ◽

10.15584/ejcem.2020.3.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 18 (3) ◽

pp. 188-194

Author(s):

Ashiyat Kehinde Akodu ◽

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Thompson Adewale Ogunbiyi ◽

Oluwaseun Akinleye Fapojuwo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Sleep Disturbance ◽

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Behavioural Therapy ◽

Psychological Status ◽

Low Back ◽

Core Stabilization ◽

Cognitive Behavioural

Introduction. Exercises have been shown to relieve symptoms in non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP) patients. Aim. This study compared the effects of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and core stabilization exercises (CSE) on pain-related disability, psychological status and sleep disturbance in patients with NSCLBP. Material and methods. This randomized controlled trial involved a total of thirty-seven (37) participants. They were randomly allotted into three groups [CBT (11), CSE (14) and control (12)]. The intervention was done once per week for duration of 60 minutes for the CBT group, 30 minutes for CSE group and 10 minutes for the control group twice per week for 8 consecutive weeks. Assessment of outcome was done at baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks. Data were analyzed using statistical package for social science version 25 at alpha level of less than 0.05. Results. The results of this study showed that there was significant improvement in the level of pain-related disability (p= 0.001), level of anxiety (p =0.001), depression (p = 0.01, p = 0.001, p =0.001) and sleep disturbance (p = 0.001) in all the groups (CBT, CSE, control) post treatment. Conclusion. CBT and CSE are both effective in the treatment of pain-related disability, sleep disturbance, and psychological status of NSCLBP patients.

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A Subjective and Objective Analysis of Pain in Female Brick Kiln Workers of West Bengal, India

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health ◽

10.3126/ijosh.v2i2.6597 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 38-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Subhanu Sekhar Ray Chaudhuri ◽

Chaitalee Biswas ◽

Krishna Roy

Keyword(s):

Low Back Pain ◽

Back Pain ◽

Grip Strength ◽

Chronic Low Back Pain ◽

Work Experience ◽

Occupational Safety ◽

West Bengal ◽

Low Back ◽

Hand Grip ◽

The Impact

Background: Work related musculoskeletal disorders are a common cause of pain in female workers in brick manufacturing industries involved in sorting and stacking process. Objective: This study aims to categorize the component of neuropathic and/or nociceptive pain with reference to chronic low back pain, its probable causes and its impact on functional variables like hand grip strength, number of man days lost etc. Methods: Female subjects [n=220] in the age range of 28-45 years from different brick fields of Hooghly and Birbhum district of West Bengal ,India with a work experience of more than 10 years participated in this study. Pain categorization was done by PAIN DETECT TOOL .Hand Grip dynamometry done to evaluate grip strength. NIOSH equation was used to standardize RWL. Results: It showed that pain/discomfort was mainly at the low back(90%),neck(72%) and wrist(62%).72% of workers had a pain of >20 in the pain scale of the pain detect tool & 80% of workers were not satisfied with treatments with analgesics/antipyretics which indicate the involvement of neuropathic component of pain in them. The impact of pain was revealed on functional and productivity endpoints like reduced grip strength which also lead to absenteeism, loss of average man days[4.5/month] , injuries[in 33% of workers] and monotony[85% workers] Conclusion: The probable cause of the chronic low back pain may be due to radiculopathy from repetitive lifting of bricks over and above the Recommended Weight Limit [Lifting Index 1.8].DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v2i2.6597 International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 2. No 2 (2012) 38-43

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