Effect of combination of pressure biofeedback therapy and Flexi-bar in sitting on chronic non-specific low back pain
10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2023.01.017
- VernacularTitle:坐位压力生物反馈疗法联合Flexi-bar对慢性非特异性腰痛的效果
- Author:
Zhao WANG
1
;
Fan JIA
1
;
Ying ZHAO
1
;
Fuguo XU
2
;
Weiwei ZHU
2
;
Hang LI
2
;
Ming ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221004, China
2. Department of Rehabilitation, Xuzhou Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221003, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic non-specific low back pain;
pressure biofeedback therapy;
Flexi-bar;
core stability
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice
2023;29(1):110-118
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
ObjectiveTo explore the immediate and short-term effects of pressure biofeedback therapy combined with Flexi-bar exercise in the sitting position on chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP). MethodsFrom June to September, 2022, 27 CNSLBP students in Xuzhou Medical University and other universities around were randomly divided into pressure biofeedback unit (PBU) group (n = 9), Flexi-bar group (n = 9) and combined group (n = 9). On the basis of routine rehabilitation guidance, the PBU group accepted pressure biofeedback therapy, the Flexi-bar group accepted active vibration therapy, and the combined group accepted pressure biofeedback therapy and active vibration therapy, for three weeks. They were measured core stability with Stabilizer, lumbar joint repositioning error (LJRE) with iHandy, and bilateral transverse abdominis thickness and multifidus muscle cross-sectional area with ultrasonography; and assessed with Visual Analogue Scale for pain (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) before and after treatment; and the core stability were measured immediately after the first treatment. ResultsThe indexes of core stability improved after the first treatment (|t| > 3.000, P < 0.05) in all groups, and improved the most in the combined group (F > 10.909, P < 0.001). All the indexes improved after three weeks of treatment (|t| > 2.604, P < 0.05), except for LJRE in PBU group; and they were the best in the combined group (|F| > 4.061, P < 0.05), except LJRE was not significantly different from the Flexi-bar group (P > 0.05). ConclusionPressure biofeedback therapy combined with Flexi-bar exercise in the sitting position can more effectively improve core stability and core muscles, proprioception, and pain for patients with CNSLBP.
