Supervised walking in comparison with fitness training for chronic back pain in physiotherapy: results of the SWIFT single-blinded randomized controlled trial (ISRCTN17592092)

• Published in: Pain (Amsterdam) Vol. 156; no. 1; pp. 131 - 147
• Main Authors: Hurley, Deirdre A, Tully, Mark A, Lonsdale, Chris, Boreham, Colin A G, van Mechelen, Willem, Daly, Leslie, Tynan, Aódan, McDonough, Suzanne M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Back Pain - diagnosis; Back Pain - therapy; Chronic Pain - diagnosis; Chronic Pain - therapy; Exercise Movement Techniques - methods; Exercise Movement Techniques - standards; Exercise Therapy - methods; Exercise Therapy - standards; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement - methods; Physical Therapy Modalities - standards; Prospective Studies; Single-Blind Method; Treatment Outcome; Walking - standards

Effectiveness of brief/minimal contact self-activation interventions that encourage participation in physical activity (PA) for chronic low back pain (CLBP >12 weeks) is unproven. The primary objective of this assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial was to investigate the difference between...