Effectiveness of Training Programs on Functional Disability in Female Patients with Low Back Pain: a Semi Experimental Study

Today, chronic low back pain is one of the growing worldwide problems, which caused in the reduction of individuals’ physical, mental, and social functions. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of training programs on functional disability in female patients with low back pain after 6month follow-up of the training intervention strategies.

This quasi-experimental study was carried out in rheumatology research center of Tehran University of Medical science. A total of 27 female patients suffering from low back pain participated in this study. All the participants were divided into groups of 6 to 8 members and provided with a 4-hour training session of physiotherapy and psychology, followed by telephone counseling after one and two months. In order to collect required data and evaluate females’ functional disability, two questionnaires were employed: Roland-Morris Disability Assessment Questionnaire (RDQ) and Quebec Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (QDS). The questionnaires were completed twice: one time at the beginning of the study, as the pretest, and the other time 6 months after the intervention, as the posttest. Data were analyzed using paired samples t-test in SPSS software version 16 with a significant level of P

The results of the current study show that during the 6 months intervention program, the
Physical disability was significantly improved in terms of two aforementioned scales.

It seems that training intervention program along with the follow-up and phone counseling have significant effects on improving physical function of patients with chronic low back pain.