Effectiveness of patient education plus motor control exercise versus patient education alone versus motor control exercise alone for rural community-dwelling adults with chronic low back pain: a randomised clinical trial.

Source: BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2023 Feb 23; 24(1). doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-06108-9Authors: Ibrahim AA, Akindele MO, Ganiyu SO

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a common health problem in rural Nigeria but access to rehabilitation is limited. Current clinical guidelines unanimously recommend patient education (PE) including instruction on self-management, and exercises as frontline interventions for CLBP. However, the specific content of these interventions and how they are best delivered remain to be well-described, particularly for low-resource communities. This study determined the effectiveness of PE plus motor control exercise (MCE) compared with either therapy alone among rural community-dwelling adults with CLBP.

Pubmed ID: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36823567/