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Hip-Focused Vs Spine-Focused Physical Therapy For Chronic Low Back Pain

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August 2024

Hip-Focused Vs Spine-Focused Physical Therapy For Chronic Low Back Pain

Vol: 306| Issue: 8| Number:32| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Hip-focused physical therapy versus spine-focused physical therapy for older adults with chronic low back pain at risk for mobility decline (MASH): a multicentre, single-masked, randomised controlled trial.

Lancet Rheumatol . 2024 Jan;6(1):e10-e20.

Contributing Authors:
GE Hicks SZ George JM Pugliese PC Coyle JM Sions S Piva CB Simon J Kakyomya CG Patterson

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Synopsis

One hundred eighty-four older adults with chronic low back pain were randomized to receive either hip-focused physical therapy (n=91) or spine-focused physical therapy (n=93). The primary outcomes of interest were disability measured using the Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale, and physical performance using the 10-Meter Walk Test at 8 weeks. Secondary outcomes of interest included the 6-minute wa...

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