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H Hurri

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PubMed1990

Referred limb symptoms in chronic low back pain.

Referred limb symptoms (RLS) in chronic low back pain patients without signs of root affections were studied in 212 men and 126 women, aged 36-55 years, who were at work, but suffered from chronic or recurrent low back pain. RLS during the past few months were experienced by 17% daily and 22% occasionally. Previous RLS were reported by 34%, whereas 27% had never had such symptoms. There was a 3:4 distribution between symptoms in right and left legs, and 30% claimed symptoms in both legs. The distal extension of RLS into the limbs was as follows: thigh 18%, leg 37%, foot 20%, and toes 26%. The nature of RLS comprised the following: pain 56%, numbness 50%, cramps 22%, sharp pain 15%, and weakness 10%. Occurrence of RLS was not related to age. In both men and women, RLS correlated with subjective disability as well as with pain on bendings and palpation of lumbar spine and muscles. Men with previous and present RLS had greater external rotation of the hips, but otherwise no specific physical measurements were related with RLS. RLS of both legs in women and of distal extension in men showed more findings related with back pain.

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PubMed1989

The Swedish back school in chronic low back pain. Part I. Benefits.

The aim of this 12-month follow-up study was to evaluate the effect of the Swedish-type back school in chronic low back pain. 188 subjects completed the study (95 in the treatment group and 93 in the control group). The following were assessed: 1) subjective scores of pain and disability; 2) clinical measurement and evaluation including spinal mobility and strength measurement; 3) number and length of sick-leaves. At 12 months, subjective scores of pain and disability, and mobility of the lumbosacral section of the spine showed differences in the favour of the treatment group. There was no difference, however, in the number or the length of sick-leaves after the back school. It was concluded that patients with chronic or recurrent low back pain may get relief of subjective symptoms of low back pain from the back school. In addition to chronicity, there may be other factors affecting the outcome of treatment.

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PubMed1989

The Swedish back school in chronic low back pain. Part II. Factors predicting the outcome.

The aim of the study was to analyse the factors predicting the outcome of the Swedish back school and spontaneous recovery in chronic low back pain. The predicting variables describing the treatment group (n = 95) and the control group (n = 93) at the initiation of study included sociodemographic factors, variables related to work, severity of low back pain, and a number of clinical measurements and evaluations. The Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire was used for judging recovery factors. It was found that the best predictor for the outcome of the treatment and for spontaneous recovery was work satisfaction.

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PubMed1989

A controlled study on the outcome of inpatient and outpatient treatment of low back pain. Part I. Pain, disability, compliance, and reported treatment benefits three months after treatment.

Outcome of inpatient and outpatient treatment of low back pain was studied in 459 patients (aged 35-54 years, 63% men); 156 inpatients, 150 outpatients and 153 controls. Changes in low back pain and in disability caused by it, and adherence and accomplishment of back exercises were used as short-term outcome criteria. The overall results showed a significant decrease in pain and disability and better compliance in the two treated groups when compared to the controls. There was also a significant difference in treatment gains between the inpatients and outpatients; i.e. the decrease in pain was greater and the frequency of back exercises higher in the inpatients. The inpatients also estimated their treatment benefits more positively than the outpatients.

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PubMed1989

A controlled study on the outcome of inpatient and outpatient treatment of low back pain. Part II. Effects on physical measurements three months after treatment.

Inpatient and outpatient treatments were compared with a control intervention in 288 men and 168 women, aged 35-54, who were at work, but suffered from chronic or recurrent low back pain. Physical measurements and back pain assessments were carried out before the intervention and at a 3-month follow-up. Physical fitness improved most in the inpatients, but the outpatients did not differ from the controls. Correlations between back pain and physical measurements indicated that increase of lumbar and hip mobility was more important than increase of trunk strength for subjective progress in these patients. Increased trunk extension strength correlated significantly with subjective progress in women, who also had higher correlations between improved physical fitness and progress than men.

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PubMed1988

Psychological factors in the treatment of chronic low back pain. Follow-up study of a back school intervention.

The aim of the study was to investigate the role of certain psychological factors (e.g. neurotic features, alexithymia, and hostility) as intervening variables modifying the outcome of the back school intervention or correlating with spontaneous recovery. The results indicated that those patients who reacted favorably to the back school intervention could be described as emotionally well adjusted and controlled showing relatively good cognitive capacity with undisturbed reality testing. The poor responders in the treatment group were less capable cognitively and not so well balanced emotionally. Patients showing spontaneous recovery in the control group were characterized by a more lively and less controlled way of expressing emotions and affects. In contrast to these, patients who showed increasing disability during the 1-year follow-up were characterized by restricted expression of emotions and affects indicating alexithymia.

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PubMed1988

Compliance and subjective relief by corset treatment in chronic low back pain.

The aim of this questionnaire-based 12-month follow-up study of 113 patients was to elucidate patient compliance and subjective help achieved with a first, elastic or semirigid corset in chronic, idiopathic low back pain. Subjective help obtained from the corset was reported as excellent or good in 37% of the returned questionnaires. A total of 60% reported having worn the corset even during the preceding month. Low semirigid and elastic models were found to be better by the males and high semirigid ones by the females (p less than 0.001). Age, height, weight, body mass index, retirement or physical strenuousness of work showed no statistically significant correlation with the subjective relief gained from the corset. It is important that sufficient time be allocated to fitting the corset and that adequate information be provided about wearing the brace and about suitable trunk exercises.

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PubMed1984

The Finnish Pain Questionnaire: comparison of descriptions of pain in coronary heart disease and low back pain.

The verbal description of pain is the method most commonly used to study pain symptoms. The Finnish Pain Questionnaire has not been standardized yet. It is impossible to know which descriptors are typical of certain states of pain and which descriptors differentiate states of pain from each other. The aims of this study was to clarify if it is possible to differentiate pain descriptions for coronary heart disease from descriptions for low back pain using the Finnish Pain Questionnaire and to compare the use of pain descriptors and subclasses of descriptors. The patients comprised 57 male patients with coronary heart disease (mean age 52.9 years) and 60 female patients with low back pain (mean age 52.0 years). The results indicated that different descriptors are important in descriptions of coronary heart disease pain and low back pain. The differences of frequencies in the use of descriptors were statistically significant. There were also significant differences in the use of descriptors from different subclasses of the sensory dimension, according to the mechanisms of pain. The results indicated that it is possible to find out which descriptors are the most important for different states of pain and that the Finnish Pain Questionnaire can be a valid method for describing different states of pain.

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