Effects of a 12-week workplace counseling program on physical activity and low back pain: A pilot randomized controlled study.
Workplace intervention
physical activity counseling
workers
Journal
Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
ISSN: 1878-6324
Titre abrégé: J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9201340
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
pubmed:
4
5
2021
medline:
15
9
2021
entrez:
3
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Physical activity (PA) is essential in the management and rehabilitation of low back pain (LBP). However, it is not clear that PA interventions in the workplace can improve LBP. This study aimed to investigate the effects of workplace counseling on PA and LBP among workers. We recruited 37 people with 12 weeks of LBP who worked in a manufacturing company in Aichi, Japan. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention (n= 20) or control group (n= 17). All participants of both groups were affixed with waist-worn accelerometers to monitor PA. The intervention group also received a program of face-to-face counseling with a physical therapist or nurse once a week for 12 weeks to reassure and encourage participants to maintain a high level of PA. PA and LBP severity were assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months. PA was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group at 3 and 6 months. In the intervention group, PA significantly increased at 3 and 6 months from baseline, and LBP severity at 6 months improved significantly from baseline. Our data suggest that workplace PA intervention can increase PA and improve LBP among workers.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Physical activity (PA) is essential in the management and rehabilitation of low back pain (LBP). However, it is not clear that PA interventions in the workplace can improve LBP.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to investigate the effects of workplace counseling on PA and LBP among workers.
METHODS
METHODS
We recruited 37 people with 12 weeks of LBP who worked in a manufacturing company in Aichi, Japan. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention (n= 20) or control group (n= 17). All participants of both groups were affixed with waist-worn accelerometers to monitor PA. The intervention group also received a program of face-to-face counseling with a physical therapist or nurse once a week for 12 weeks to reassure and encourage participants to maintain a high level of PA. PA and LBP severity were assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months.
RESULTS
RESULTS
PA was significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group at 3 and 6 months. In the intervention group, PA significantly increased at 3 and 6 months from baseline, and LBP severity at 6 months improved significantly from baseline.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Our data suggest that workplace PA intervention can increase PA and improve LBP among workers.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33935064
pii: BMR200178
doi: 10.3233/BMR-200178
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Langues
eng
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