A clinical prediction rule for classifying patients with low back pain who demonstrate short-term improvement with mechanical lumbar traction
March 10, 2009 by admin
A clinical prediction rule for classifying patients with low back pain who demonstrate short-term improvement with mechanical lumbar traction
The objective of the study was to develop a clinical prediction rule for identifying patients with low back pain, who improved with mechanical lumbar traction. A prospective, cohort study was conducted in a physiotherapy clinic at a local hospital. Patients with low back pain, referred to physiotherapy were included in the study. The intervention was a standardized mechanical lumbar traction program, which comprised three sessions provided within 9 days. Patient demographic information, standard physical examination, numeric pain scale, fear-avoidance beliefs questionnaire and Oswestry low back pain disability index (pre- and post-intervention) were recorded. A total of 129 patients participated in the study and 25 had positive response to the mechanical lumbar traction. A clini…
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