Effects of Basic Body Awareness Therapy on Pain, Sleep, Disability and Quality of Life in Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic Low-back Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Low-back Pain focused on measuring Pain, Quality of Life, Disability, Sleep, Body Awareness
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Having low back pain for 3 months or more
- Being between the ages of 18-65
- Not having received any back-related treatment before
- Volunteer to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- History of tumor / metastatic disease
- History of spinal trauma, spinal cord injury
- History of infection
- Presence of congenital deformity in the spine
- History of previous spinal surgery
- Having a neurological disease (Alzheimer's, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's, Stroke)
- Having musculoskeletal problems other than low back pain (rheumatoid arthritis, pathological fractures, avascular necrosis or osteonecrosis, severe osteoarthritis, spondylo-arthropathy)
- Patients who received a physiotherapy rehabilitation program in the last 6 months
Sites / Locations
- Hacettepe University Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Conventional Physiotherapy Group
Basic Body Awareness Therapy Group
Patients in control group (n=14) will receive 40-mins conventional physiotherapy session for 3-days per week, over 6 weeks. Conventional physiotherapy will consist of stretching and strengthening exercises, postural alignment exercises, as well as electrotherapy such as transcutaneous electric magnetic stimulation (TENS) which will be applied to lumbar region with a frequency of 100 Hz, 50-100 μsec current duration for 20 minutes, hotpack which will be applied to lumbar region for 20 mins, and ultrasound application which will be applied to the lumbar region with a Chattanooga Intelect Mobile device at a frequency of 1 MHz, at a dose of 1.5 W/cm2, for 6 minutes using a 10 cm2 head.
Patients in study group (n=14) will receive Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT) 3 days in a week, over 6 weeks in addition to conventional physiotherapy. BBAT will consist of flexibility exercises and various cognitive exercises in supine, position, sitting position and standing position. These exercises will be consist of exercises such as body scanning, breathing, sound resonance.