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Effects of a Therapeutic Exercise Protocol for the Prevention of Vertebral Pain in Patients with Chronic Non-Specific Back Pain in Primary Health Care: A Single-Group Retrospective Cohort Study

Juan Nicolás Cuenca-Zaldívar
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Josué Fernández-Carnero
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Eleuterio A. Sánchez Romero
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Verónica Alvarez-Gonzalo
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Rocío Conde-Rodríguez
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David Rodriguez-Sanz
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Cesar Calvo-Lobo
Version 1 : Received: 23 August 2023 / Approved: 23 August 2023 / Online: 24 August 2023 (07:16:49 CEST)

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Cuenca-Zaldívar, J.N.; Fernández-Carnero, J.; Sánchez-Romero, E.A.; Álvarez-Gonzalo, V.; Conde-Rodríguez, R.; Rodríguez-Sanz, D.; Calvo-Lobo, C. Effects of a Therapeutic Exercise Protocol for Patients with Chronic Non-Specific Back Pain in Primary Health Care: A Single-Group Retrospective Cohort Study. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 6478. Cuenca-Zaldívar, J.N.; Fernández-Carnero, J.; Sánchez-Romero, E.A.; Álvarez-Gonzalo, V.; Conde-Rodríguez, R.; Rodríguez-Sanz, D.; Calvo-Lobo, C. Effects of a Therapeutic Exercise Protocol for Patients with Chronic Non-Specific Back Pain in Primary Health Care: A Single-Group Retrospective Cohort Study. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 6478.

Abstract

Background: Spinal pain is highly prevalent and in Spain it produces a very high economic cost and the scientific evidence supporting treatments shows low to moderate evidence for exercise. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a therapeutic group exercise protocol in reducing pain intensity and disability in patients with spinal pain in primary health care setting. Methods: A total sample of 149 patients who suffered from chronic non-specific spinal pain. Patients received a therapeutic exercise protocol, including exercises of auto-mobilization of the neck and lumbar regions, as well as core stabilization exercises. Pain intensity and disability were evaluated before and after the therapeutic exercise protocol. Results: Statistically significant differences (P<0.05) were shown for pain intensity and disability of patients with neck and low back pain with an effect size from moderate to large. Conclusions: A therapeutic exercise protocol may provide beneficial effects on disability and pain intensity in patients with chronic non-specific spinal pain, including neck and low back pain conditions. Clinicians should consider the use of self-administered exercise protocols, demonstrate great effectiveness, and be less costly.

Keywords

low back pain; musculoskeletal diseases; neck pain; physical therapy

Subject

Medicine and Pharmacology, Dentistry and Oral Surgery

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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