Efficacy of a Physical Activity Counselling on the Severity of Chronic Low Back Pain in Patients With Cardiovascular Risk

Efficacy of a Physical Activity Counselling on the Severity of Chronic Low Back Pain in Patients With Cardiovascular Risk

Efficacy of a Physical Activity Counselling on the Severity of Chronic Low Back Pain in Patients With Cardiovascular Risk

Objective: To determine the influence of a counseling of physical activity (PA) versus usual care (UC) in the magnitude of chronic pain (CP) in patients diagnosed with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Methods: A total of 64 subjects with (CLBP) and older were randomly divided into two groups: an experimental group (UC) + counseling of (AF) and control group (UC). Each group consisted of 32 participants and were evaluated twice (pre and post-intervention), being spaced one month, both groups received telephone follow-up for their participation. The primary endpoint was the magnitude of the (CP) measured by the tool grading scale of chronic pain (EGDC), while as secondary were considered the cardiovascular risk factors, catastrophism, kinesiofobia, disabled by back pain, quality of life, anxiety and depression and the (FA).

Usual Care in Primary Health Care in Low back pain patients, consisting in Therapeutic Exercise and Superficial Thermotherapy at home, and a personalized Physical Activity Counseling based on the Cardiovascular Risk of Each Patient

Usual Care in Primary Health Care in Low back pain patients, consisting in Therapeutic Exercise and Superficial Thermotherapy at home.

Inclusion Criteria: Patients with low back pain more than 3 months Age over 18 years old Low or Medium Cardiovascular Risk Exclusion Criteria: Cardiovascular Risk Factors ≥ 5 Quirurgic procedures at spine last 10 years Past of Cancer, or Fibromialgia

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