Core exercises plus brain tasks for chronic low back pain
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether doing core (stability) exercises along with simple cognitive (thinking) tasks can reduce long-lasting low back pain. It may help if your pain has lasted at least 3 months and you can safely take part in exercise.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You’ve been told by an orthopedic clinician that you have chronic, non-specific low back pain
- Your back pain has lasted at least 3 months
- Your pain is at least 3 out of 10 (or higher) on a pain scale
- You feel pain when standing still (quiet standing)
- Your thinking/memory test result is above 24 (mini-mental state exam, MMSE)
- You have no signs of nerve involvement, and no prior surgery on your lower back
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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