Strengthening exercise for chronic low back pain
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests if adding a specific low back strengthening exercise to standard physical therapy helps people with long-lasting low back pain. It is for Tricare beneficiaries who have had back pain for at least 3 months without leg pain.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must have Tricare health insurance.
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- Your low back pain has lasted at least 3 months and does not go down into your legs.
- Your back pain limits your daily activities (score of 24% or more on a disability questionnaire).
- You are willing to participate in the study for 12 weeks.
- You have not had physical therapy for your back pain in the past 6 months.
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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