Does back pain interfere with your everyday life? (Auckland)

If you are aged between 16 - 65 and have suffered with significant low back pain for 3 months or longer, then this study will interest you.

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Low back pain (LBP) affects 70-95% of the adult population, and 6-10% of cases progress to chronicity. It has been found in previous studies that there is an altered muscle-firing pattern in people with LBP compared to those without.
Recent research has suggested that relaxation training for the muscles of the low back may decrease pain and disability in the chronic LBP population.
This study aims to test this hypothesis.
For more information on the muscle relaxation training, please see the attached 'Information Sheet'

What is required from the participant?

1 hour clinical session per week for 6 weeks, and a follow up session after 6 weeks. Plus six weeks of daily stretching at home for around 15 minutes per day.

Trial Location

New Zealand - Auckland

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INFORMATION SHEET.pdf

Groups

Back Pain - Condition specific
Age:	16 - 65
Gender:	Any
Ethnicity:	Any
Criteria:	Applicants must have suffered with chronic low back pain for 3 months or longer, and experience some back pain on more than half the days. The study will take place at the UNITEC Student Osteopathy Clinic, located on Carrington Rd in Mount Albert

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Questions

	Hi, is there any compensation for this study? Thanks posted by roysmith100 on 2011-09-07 09:14:04
Unfortunately no. posted by Aimee on 2011-09-07 10:28:23
	Are the clinical sessions outside business hours? Thanks posted by weaseltera on 2012-02-20 22:44:58
Hi. The clinical sessions would have to occur between 8.30am and 5.30pm. posted by Aimee on 2012-02-27 11:59:42

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