scholarly journals Emotional and Neurobehavioural Status in Chronic Pain Patients

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
He Shuchang ◽  
He Mingwei ◽  
Jia Hongxiao ◽  
Wu Si ◽  
Yang Xing ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Lower Back Pain ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chronic Lower Back Pain ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Chronic Pain Patients ◽  
Pain Patients

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the emotional and neurobehavioural status of patients suffering from chronic pain.METHODS: Fifteen male patients with chronic lower back pain and 15 healthy control subjects were studied for approximately six months. Pain was measured using a visual analogue scale. The WHO Neurobehavioral Core Test Battery (NCTB) was used to assess neurobehavioural effects of environmental and occupational exposures.RESULTS: Visual analogue scale results demonstrated a modest range of reported pain (mean [± SD] 62.0±10.8) in chronic pain patients, whereas control subjects reported no measurable pain. With the NCTB, it was found that scores of negative mood state, including anger-hostility, depression-dejection, fatigue-inertia and tension-anxiety in pain patients were significantly higher than scores in the control subjects. By contrast, scores of positive mood state (vigour-activity) in chronic pain patients were lower than those in the control group. The NCTB scores of the Santa Ana Dexterity and Pursuit Aiming II tests in chronic lower back pain patients were lower than those of the control group. Scores for other NCTB sub-tests, including the Digit Span, Benton Visual Retention and Digit Symbol tests, were not significantly different compared with controls.CONCLUSIONS: Chronic lower back pain patients had more negative mood and less positive mood than controls. These patients also demonstrated neuromotor deficits in coordination and reaction time. Further studies are required to examine possible neurological mechanisms and research potential intervention strategies for patients suffering from chronic pain.

scholarly journals Effects of Prolonged Sitting with Slumped Posture on Trunk Muscular Fatigue in Adolescents with and without Chronic Lower Back Pain

Medicina ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Kyoung-Sim Jung ◽  
Jin-Hwa Jung ◽  
Tae-Sung In ◽  
Hwi-Young Cho
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Lower Back Pain ◽  
Transversus Abdominis ◽  
Muscular Fatigue ◽  
Trunk Muscles ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chronic Lower Back Pain ◽  
Median Frequency ◽  
Prolonged Sitting ◽  
Lower Back

Background and Objectives: This study investigated the effects of prolonged sitting on trunk muscular fatigue and discomfort in participants with and without chronic lower back pain (LBP). Material and Methods: This study included 15 patients with LBP and 15 healthy controls. All participants were instructed to sit on a height-adjustable chair with their knee and hip joints bent at 90° for 30 min, in slumped sitting postures. Surface electromyography was used to assess the median frequency of the internal obliques (IO)/transversus abdominis (TrA) and multifidus (MF) muscles. Perceived discomfort was measured using a Borg category ratio-scale. Median frequency of the trunk muscles and perceived discomfort after 30 min of sitting were compared with baseline. Result: There were no significant differences within the group and between both groups in the median frequency of bilateral IO and MF muscles. The LBP group showed significantly greater perceived discomfort after prolonged sitting, as compared to the control group. Conclusions: Prolonged sitting with slumped posture could increase the risk of experiencing lower back discomfort.

scholarly journals Intradiscal Electrothermal Treatment for Chronic Lower Back Pain Patients with Internal Disc Disruption

2005 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si-Young Park ◽  
Seong-Hwan Moon ◽  
Moon Soo Park ◽  
Hak-Sun Kim ◽  
Youn-Jin Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Lower Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Lower Back Pain ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Electrothermal Treatment ◽  
Pain Patients

Daily physical activities in chronic lower back pain patients assessed with accelerometry

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 649-654 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.G.H. Weering ◽  
M.M.R. Vollenbroek-Hutten ◽  
T.M. Tönis ◽  
H.J. Hermens
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Lower Back Pain ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Chronic Lower Back Pain ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Daily Physical Activities ◽  
Pain Patients

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AND WITHOUT CHRONIC LOWER BACK PAIN

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 143-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudiane Pedro Rodrigues ◽  
Rubens Alexandre da Silva ◽  
Elias Nasrala Neto ◽  
Rodrigo Antonio Carvalho Andraus ◽  
Marcos Tadeu Parron Fernandes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Back Pain ◽  
Functional Status ◽  
Lower Back Pain ◽  
Functional Capacity ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Chronic Lower Back Pain ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Lower Back

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the functional status of adult and older adult individuals with lower back pain . Methods: Eighty-three individuals were recruited, 42 older adults (20 with lower back pain and 22 control group) and 41 younger adults (21 with lower back pain and 20 control group). Functional capacity was assessed using the following tests: Timed Up and Go (TUG), Five Times Sit-to-Stand (FTSTS), six-minute walking test (SMWT), and sitting-rising test (SRT) . Results: In the younger adults, there was no difference in functional capacity between the groups (p>0.05). On the other hand, when statistical analysis was adjusted using body mass index (BMI) as a covariate, the lower back pain group performed more poorly on the SRT (p<0.004). Furthermore, poorer physical capacity was seen in the older adults with back pain via the SRT test (p=0.001), and when the BMI was adjusted, a statistical difference was seen in the SRT as well as the SMWT (p<0.05) . Conclusion: Older individuals with lower back pain have poorer physical performance, and the sitting-rising test is the most discerning for assessment of functional status in individuals with lower back pain. Level of Evidence III, Retrospective Comparative Study.

RATE OF PERCEIVED EXERTION SCALE IN CHRONIC LOWER BACK PAIN PATIENTS

2000 ◽  
Vol 79 (2) ◽  
pp. 210
Author(s):  
Agnes S. Wallbom ◽  
Michael Geisser ◽  
Andrew Haig ◽  
Karen Yamakawa ◽  
Derrick Montgomery
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Lower Back Pain ◽  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
Chronic Lower Back Pain ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Rate Of Perceived Exertion ◽  
Pain Patients

S218 FEAR OF MOVEMENT - A PHOBIA IN CHRONIC LOWER BACK PAIN PATIENTS?

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (S1) ◽  
pp. 228-228
Author(s):  
J.A. Glombiewski ◽  
S. Holzapfel ◽  
J. Riecke ◽  
W. Rief
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Lower Back Pain ◽  
Chronic Lower Back Pain ◽  
Fear Of Movement ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Pain Patients
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