Effects in Short and Long Term of Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) on Chronic Low Back Pain: A Controlled Study with One-Year Follow-Up

Author:

Castagnoli Chiara1ORCID,Cecchi Francesca1,Del Canto Antonio1,Paperini Anita1,Boni Roberta1,Pasquini Guido1,Vannetti Federica1,Macchi Claudio12

Affiliation:

1. Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, IRCCS, Scientific Institute, 50143 Florence, Italy

2. Department of Medical and Surgical Critical Area, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Florence, Italy

Abstract

Objective.Comparing global postural reeducation (GPR) to a standard physiotherapy treatment (PT) based on active exercises, stretching, and massaging for improving pain and function in chronic low back pain (CLBP) patients.Design.Prospective controlled study.Setting.Outpatient rehabilitation facility.Participants.Adult patients with diagnosis of nonspecific, chronic (>6 months) low back pain.Interventions. Both treatments consisted of 15 sessions of one hour each, twice a week including patient education.Measures.Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire to evaluate disability, and Numeric Analog Scale for pain. A score change >30% was considered clinically significant. Past treatments, use of medications, smoking habits, height, weight, profession, and physical activity were also recorded on baseline, on discharge, and 1 year after discharge (resp., T0, T1, and T2).Results.At T0 103 patients with cLBP (51 cases and 52 controls) were recruited. The treatment (T1) has been completed by 79 (T1) of which 60 then carried out the 1-year follow-up (T2). Both GPR and PT at T1 were associated with a significant statistical and clinical improvement in pain and function, compared to T0. At T2, only pain in GPR still registered a statistically significant improvement.

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

General Environmental Science,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,General Medicine

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