Comparison of Supervised and Telehealth Delivery of Worksite Exercise for Prevention of Low Back Pain in Firefighters: A Cluster Randomized Trial

This study assessed worksite exercise delivered by on-site supervision (supervised) or telehealth to reduce lost work time (LWT) related to low back pain (LBP) in firefighters. A cluster randomized controlled trial assigned 264 career firefighters to supervised (n = 86) or telehealth (n = 95) back a...

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Published inJournal of occupational and environmental medicine Vol. 62; no. 10; p. e586
Main Authors Mayer, John M, Lane, Charity L, Brady, O'Dane, Chen, Henian, Lu, Yuanyuan, Johnson, Brittany V B, Dagenais, Simon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.2020
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Summary:This study assessed worksite exercise delivered by on-site supervision (supervised) or telehealth to reduce lost work time (LWT) related to low back pain (LBP) in firefighters. A cluster randomized controlled trial assigned 264 career firefighters to supervised (n = 86) or telehealth (n = 95) back and core exercises 2×/week for 12 months, or control (n = 83). 58.0% (153/264) of participants reported LBP and 7.6% (20/264) reported LWT related to LBP (control n = 10, supervised n = 5, telehealth n = 5). Participants in the control group experienced 1.15 times as many hours of LWT as the supervised group, and 5.51 times as many hours of LWT as the telehealth group. Worksite exercise, delivered by on-site supervision or telehealth, can reduce LWT related to LBP in career firefighters.
ISSN:1536-5948
DOI:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001993