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Costa, Leonardo Oliveira Pena. "Contemporary management of low back pain." Connect to full text, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5294.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sydney, 2009.
Title from title screen (viewed Aug. 11, 2009) Includes tables and questionnaires. Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy to the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print form.

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Leung, Siu-lun Arran. "Low back pain in Hong Kong : prevalence, service utilization and disability /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1999. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B20897686.

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Dover, Larry D. "An investigation of an anatomical and neurophysiological rationale for the use of joint mobilization in the treatment of low back pain." Virtual Press, 1986. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/450956.

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This project has explored the anatomical and neurophysiological effects of mobilization in the treatment of lumbar condtions. The study also discussed the long, often controversial history of the use of mobilization. The socioeconomic impact of low back pain in the industrialized society was reviewed. The interrelationship between lumbar anatomy, neurclogy, hydrostatic fluid dynamics, and lumbar biomechanics was investigated. In addition, the prevention of low back pain and injury in normal activities of daily living was discussed with suggestions being made for the safest way to perform these activities.

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Mak, Nin-fung Joseph. "Electromyographic characterization of functional status of back musculature applications in low back pain rehabilitation /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42182372.

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Gagnon, Laura. "Efficacy of pilates exercises as therapeutic intervention in treating patients with low back pain." Access full text, 2005. http://etd.utk.edu/2005/GagnonLaura.pdf.

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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2005.
UMI no.: 3177252. "A dissertation presented for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville". "May 2005". Includes bibliographical references (leaves 80-89). Also available via the World Wide Web.

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Twagirayezu, Jacques. "Assessment and treatment choices of physiotherapists treating non-specific low back pain in Rwanda." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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The aim of this study was to determine assessment and treatment choices of physiotherapists treating non-specific low back pain in Rwanda. The main objectives were to identify the common types of low back pain treated by physiotherapists, to determine the

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Wohlman, Michael Avron. "A cognitive behavioural treatment program for chronic lower back pain: a case study approach." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002596.

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A cognitive behavioural treatment program for chronic lower back pain was designed, implemented and evaluated. The outpatient treatment program included education sessions, goal setting, graded activity training, physical exercise, relaxation training, cognitive techniques, social skills training, and medication reduction. Three participants volunteered to participate in the eightweek treatment program. Of the three participants, only one completed the program successfully. The results were used to critically discuss and evaluate the literature. The successful participant showed significant improvement in activity levels, decrease in subjective levels of pain, as well as decreased levels of anxiety and depression. It was shown that correcting cognitive distortions (e.g. selective abstraction, catastrophising, misattribution) and challenging early maladaptive schemas of abandonment, emotional deprivation and emotional inhibition (Young, 1990) assisted in enhancing coping mechanisms and the belief that the pain episodes would be short-lived and could be controlled. There was considerable improvement for the second participant, although he chose to withdraw from the program prior to its completion. The components of the psycho-education, relaxation and stress management and exercise program were beneficial for him. The third participant failed to accept the treatment formulation, and did not engage collaboratively in the treatment program. The case is presented as a point for examining therapeutic ailures.

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Mukandoli, Kumuntu. "Predisposing factors of chronic low back pain (CLBP) among sedentary office workers (SOW) in Nairobi, Kenya." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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Chronic low back pain is a highly prevalent condition in industrialized nations. It is associated with activity limitations, disability, has significant economic impact on society and incurs personal cost. Today's working environment increasingly demands more time spent sitting due to computerization and other advances in technology. Sitting for hours without taking breaks may influence posture, and alignment of the lumbar spine. Therefore, it may influence low back pain. Kenya as a developing country has an increasing number of people involved in sedentary work. The aim of this study was to identify the predisposing factors of chronic low back pain among sedentary office workers in Nairobi. The main objectives were to establish the prevalence of chronc low back pain
to determine the possible predisposing factors of chronic low back pain and to determine the impact of chronic low back pain on work related quality of life among sedentary office workers in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Hung, Suk-mei Damaris. "Coping resource and treatment responses in back pain patients." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1992. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29688735.

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Cairns, Melinda Claire. "A pragmatic RCT comparing specific spinal stabilisation exercises and conventional physiotherapy in the management of recurrent low back pain." Thesis, Coventry University, 2002. http://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/11bbd169-8b0e-ab44-fc10-bfbf23e97b8b/1.

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Background: Altered muscular function of the deep abdominal and back muscles has been implicated as a factor in the development and continuation of low back pain (LBP) and small-scale studies, on specific subgroups of LBP patients, have reported favourable outcomes when these dysfunctions are addressed using specific exercise training. However, these techniques are increasingly being incorporated into treatment packages for non-specific LBP in the UK despite little evidence of their effectiveness in this patient group. A multi-centered, pragmatic, randomized clinical trial, with 12-month follow-up, was therefore designed to investigate the effectiveness of incorporating specific spinal stabilisation exercises within a physiotherapy treatment package in the management of recurrent LBP patients. Methods: Following ethical approval, consenting patients with recurrent LBP, without significant levels of distress (as measured by the distress risk assessment method {DRAM}), were randomized to two groups; 'conventional' physiotherapy and the provision of an advice booklet (Cl) and 'conventional' physiotherapy, the provision of an advice booklet with the addition of specific spinal stabilisation exercises (SSSE). Randomisation was stratified for laterality, duration of symptoms and initial functional disability level {Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire—RMDQ} using a minimization procedure. Functional disability (RMDQ) was the main outcome, and generic, disease-specific and psychological measures were also collected. The trial was powered to detect a 5-point difference between groups using 90% power. A total of 221 patients were screened for entry into the trial and 97 were recruited from three metropolitan physiotherapy departments within the UK between May 1999 and September 2000. Results: All patients were between the ages of 19 and 60 years (mean 38.6, SD: 10.5) and had an average duration of symptoms of 8.7 (8.1) months. Over 30% of the patients screened for entry to the trial were excluded as they showed evidence of psychological distress. Both groups demonstrated improved functioning, reduced pain intensity and an improvement in the physical component of quality of life. Mean change (95% Cl) for RMDQ scores between baseline to 12-month follow-up were —4.5 (-6.2 to —3.6) for the SSSE group and -5.2 (-6.7 to —3.6) for the CT group. No statistically significant differences between the two groups were demonstrated for any of the outcome variables. Patients in the spinal stabilisation group received a slightly greater mean number of treatment sessions over a longer period than the conventional physiotherapy treatment group (7.5 (2.5) over 11 weeks compared to 5.9 (2.3) over 8 weeks respectively). Exploration of the content of each treatment package revealed a combination of treatments was used, most frequently active exercise and manual therapy, with little use of electrotherapy or mechanical lumbar traction. Discussion and Conclusion: This trial represents the largest to date investigating the effects of specific spinal stabilisation exercises, and the first examining their use in a recurrent LBP population. Results indicate that physiotherapy is effective in reducing functional disability and to a lesser extent pain intensity, with improvements maintained at one year following completion of treatment, but that the addition of spinal stabilisation exercises to conventional physiotherapy and an advice booklet, does not provide any obvious additional benefit in terms of functional disability or pain intensity. These findings are of importance as they support the ongoing use of physiotherapy treatment packages in the management of recurrent LBP patients, without significant levels of distress, but challenge the assumption that stabilisation training provides an additional benefit in this particular group of LBP patients.

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Mak, Nin-fung Joseph, and 麥年豐. "Electromyographic characterization of functional status of back musculature: applications in low back painrehabilitation." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42182372.

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Ma, Man-fong. "An audit of physiotherapy evidence-based practice in management of acute non-specific low back pain." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36886877.

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Lukinmaa, Asko. "Lanneselkäsairaus biopsykososiaalisena häiriönä kontrolloitu hoitotutkimus ja kustannus-vaikuttavuusanalyysi /." Helsinki : Kansaneläkelaitoksen julkaisuja, 1989. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/39725800.html.

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Mak, Nin-fung Joseph. "Dynamic surface electromyography in functional assessment of low back musculature." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2004. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31972020.

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Mak, Nin-fung Joseph, and 麥年豐. "Dynamic surface electromyography in functional assessment of low back musculature." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31972020.

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MacKenzie, Fiona. "A sociological exploration of the field of chronic back pain : accounting for back pain via processes of boundary-work." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2013. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=201924.

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This thesis presents an account of a sociological research project exploring the field of Chronic Back Pain (CBP). This medical condition, despite being prevalent worldwide, is extremely problematic and difficult to treat because of its often ambiguous medical status and fluctuating symptoms. These problems of diagnosis and resolution often have a negative impact on sufferers’ daily lives, social relationships, identity and sense of self, and are often characterised by negative encounters with medical professionals. This study explores these themes via academic work from the field of cultural sociology, and in particular, from the French pragmatic approach. My data is analysed via Lamont’s (1992) theory of ‘symbolic boundary making’ and other related work on boundaries. I also utilize work on accounts to explore respondents’ processes of account-making. In addition, I use Gieryn’s (1983) model of ‘boundary-work’ to explore the issues of professional identity and the professional struggles that are apparent in the practitioners’ accounts. The research was carried out using qualitative methods. In total, I conducted forty in-depth semi-structured interviews with patients with CBP, GPs, physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, and an acupuncturist.

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Siu, Hiu-fai. "Quantitative lumbar surface EMG topographic analysis comparison between normal and low back pain patients /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B4327870X.

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Mortenson, Michelle D. "Identifying predictors of chiropractic outcomes." Online version, 2002. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2002/2002mortensonm.pdf.

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Leung, Siu-lun Arran, and 梁兆麟. "Low back pain in Hong Kong: prevalence, service utilization and disability." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1999. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31238865.

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Savage, Chet. "Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae classification of variation and association with low back pain /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4318.

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Thesis (M.A.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (July 14, 2006) Includes bibliographical references.

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Siu, Hiu-fai, and 蕭曉暉. "Quantitative lumbar surface EMG topographic analysis: comparison between normal and low back pain patients." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2009. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B4327870X.

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Tse, Yuk-hang Jessica, and 謝毓衡. "Application of surface electromyography topography in low back pain rehabilitation." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10722/208612.

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The management of low back pain (LBP) has long been a challenge as it is a highly prevalent disease worldwide due to the lack of an apparent etiology and a conclusive therapeutic treatment. Heterogeneous groups of LBP patients with diverse medical backgrounds also complicate the problem. A clinical threshold is demanded to match the patients and treatments appropriately in order to maximize the treatment success rate. Besides, the assessments of disability and pain perception due to LBP made by self-evaluated questionnaires in current clinical setting are highly susceptible to subjective feeling and the memory of patients. LBP and spasm are closely related but little is known for the underlying physiology, especially the musculature of LBP patients with spasm. These problems exacerbate the difficulty in LBP rehabilitation further. Surface electromyography (sEMG) topography is a cutting- edge technology to assess the lumbar muscle in vivo non-invasively by illustrating the distribution of global muscle activity visually. sEMG topography has the potential application as an objective assessment tool for LBP rehabilitation. In present study, sEMG topography was used to address 1) the prognostic value of sEMG topography on LBP rehabilitation, 2) the establishment and validation of a clinical classification threshold for identification of LBP patients who are responsive to exercise therapy and 3) the investigation of sEMG topography in accordance with the physiological outcomes (functional disability, pain perception and spasm). Forty-five healthy subjects and fifty patients with chronic non-specific LBP were enrolled to the study. sEMG test was conducted to every subject under the motions of lumbar flexion and extension in order to gather the myoelectric signals by a 16-channel sEMG. Various sEMG topographic parameters (sEMG parameters) were developed for quantitative analysis of sEMG topography. They were Root-Mean-Square-Difference of Relative Area (RMSD RA), Relative Width (RMSD RW) and Relative Height (RMSD RH) at flexion and extension. Results showed that sEMG parameters were of significant prognostic value for LBP patients towards exercise therapy. A clinical threshold of 0.21 was proposed and validated based on the geometric calculation of RMSD RA and RMSD RW at flexion and extension. The threshold was substantiated to increase the success rate of exercise therapy from 46% to 86% when the value measured by sEMG topography was below 0.21. sEMG parameters were found significantly associated with disability and pain perception in a positive manner. Severer disability and pain perception were represented by larger values of sEMG parameters. sEMG topography demonstrated symmetric patterns for patients with or without spasms on bilateral sides of lumbar muscles. The symmetry in sEMG topography evinced the consistency of the musculature of bilateral lumbar muscles while the lost of symmetry might indicate malfunction of lumbar muscles unilaterally. To conclude, this study corroborated versatile roles of sEMG topography in LBP rehabilitation as a prognosis, clinical threshold, and objective measurement. The findings of this study have paved the way of sEMG topography for future application in clinical setting. A study of larger scale would be recommended to complement the present findings.
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Kwan, Wai-shan. "Low back pain in health care workers in public hospital the relationship between physical fitness and self reported low back pain /." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B41710344.

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Ho, Wai-hung Daniel. "Genetic study of lumber disc degeneration." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2009. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42841215.

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Lonergan, Barry. "Re-discovery of self : the impact of osteopathic treatment on women who suffer from perimenstrual low backache." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.269681.

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Man, Mei-fun. "A survey of the incidence and causal factors related to occupational back pain in operating theatre nurses in a general acute hospital in Hong Kong /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31384663.

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Yelland, Michael John. "Randomised controlled trial of prolotherapy injections, saline injections and exercises in the treatment of chronic low back pain /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2005. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18660.pdf.

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Law, Kam-yin. "The quality of life of patients with low back pain /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2005. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31683502.

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Docking, Rachael Elizabeth. "The epidemiology of back pain in older adults." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2012. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=203834.

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There is currently little primary data looking at the epidemiology of back pain in older people and there are few large-scale population based studies which consider the occurrence or aetiology of back pain within this age group. Some evidence suggests that while non-disabling back pain decreases in the oldest old, the prevalence of disabling back pain may continue to increase. However, the aetiology of back pain in this group remains relatively unknown. Therefore, the overall aim of the current thesis was to investigate the epidemiology of back pain in older people, to examine the occurrence of back pain and age-related patterns in prevalence and incidence (descriptive epidemiology) and to identify potential risk factors for predicting back pain onset in those ≥75 years, specifically, to determine the role of social networks (analytical epidemiology). This was done through secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study from Cambridge looking at older people ≥75 years. It has been shown that while the prevalence of non-disabling back pain did not vary significantly across age, the prevalence of disabling back pain increased with age. In addition, it has been demonstrated, firstly, that aspects and indicators of physical health and a prior history of back pain are associated and independent predictors of back pain in older people; and secondly, that while objective measures of social contact are not risk markers for back pain, low mood, feelings of social isolation and depression are more strongly associated. These findings were further verified and confirmed in a second study, a cross-sectional survey of people ≥65 years living in rural Scotland. It can therefore be concluded that back pain is a common problem in the older population and, while mild back pain may remain constant across older age, disabling back pain continues to increase into the oldest old. The risk profile for back pain in older age is multifactorial, while some risk factors evident in younger populations remain; there is greater emphasis on the impact of mood and psychosocial factors.

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Snelgrove, Sherrill. "A longitudinal investigation into patients' experiences of chronic low back pain (CLBP) using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)." Thesis, Swansea University, 2010. https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa42594.

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Background/aim: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a variant of chronic pain and an overarching term for a diverse number of painful and benign conditions of the lower spine. Research has shown that CLBP challenges biomedical explanation and treatments and incurs passive coping strategies. Despite the enduring nature of CLBP there are few longitudinal studies. The aim of this investigation was to gain understandings of any consistencies and changes in the experiences of participants' experiences of living with CLBP. Design: A qualitative, longitudinal IP A research project that explored participants' pain experiences over two years (2005-2007). Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposeful sample of ten participants recruited from the waiting list of a chronic pain clinic. Each participant was interviewed prior to attendance and twice after treatment. The data were recorded and transcribed accounts were analysed using IPA. Results: The participants foreground the physicality of the pain. Further interpretive work showed that whilst participants emphasised the physicality of their condition they experienced embodied, multidimensional experiences characterised by loss. Most participants' continued to manage their pain within a biomedical model of understanding and behavioural focused coping strategies. In comparison, participants who experienced a period of painlessness due to medical interventions demonstrated a reappraisal of their situation and a trend towards adopting a wider, biopsychosocial understanding accompanied by changing coping strategies. Conclusion: The accounts revealed the relationship between the participants' painful body and self concept. For some participants, a respite from pain paralleled increasing psychosocial coping strategies and a future orientation that reflected changes in illness beliefs in the absence of a formal psychological intervention. In comparison, remaining participants continued to demonstrate a narrow repertoire of coping and loss orientation. Participants' responses to CLBP resonated with the grieving processes of bereaved individuals. Clinical implications are discussed with recommendations for future research.

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Moran, Monica. "The impact of a home based education and self management programme for patients with chronic back pain after completion of a multidisciplinary pain management programme /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16743.pdf.

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Kamau, Peter Waweru. "Patient satisfaction with physiotherapy services for low back pain at selected hospitals in Kenya." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2005. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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Patient satisfaction is one of the indicators of the quality of care being given to the users of a service. It can also be used as benchmarks for ensuring the delivery of quality physiotherapy services in health facilities. Physiotherapists have been involved in treatment of persons suffering from low back pain for decades. Treatment approaches are varied, but all have the common goals of pain relief, rehabilitation, and prevention of recurrence of low back pain. The purpose of this study was to investigate the satisfaction of low back pain sufferers with the physiotherapy services they receive. The study was carried out in selected public hospitals in Nairobi and the Central Province in Kenya.

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Ng'uurah, Julius Nyagah. "Health education needs among individuals with low back pain." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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The prevalence of low back pain has assumed an upsurge trend in the last five decades despite the many interventional strategies. One interventional strategy that has been unsuccessful has been patient education. Lack of positive results from many of the existing patient education programmes is probably due to the type of health information that has been presented and the method that has been used. Many of the health education programmes have been planned according to what the medical professionals assumed the individuals needed to know, assumptions that could have ignored some crucial aspects. This study explored the perceived health education needs of individuals with low back pain at the Nairobi Hospital Rehabilitation Unit in Kenya, the method used to educate the individuals, the appropriateness of the method according to the individuals in addition to identifying the source of the health education that the individuals had.

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Soeker, Shaheed. "I'm going back to work: Perceptions and experiences of back rehabilitated clients regarding their worker roles." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=init_2852_1178281294.

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Clinical research has shown that patients experience difficulty in adjusting to their pre-morbid worker roles after they have been through a back rehabilitation programme. The pressure and competitiveness of modern day society to achieve competence and to survive has proven to be stressful, both for the injured and uninjured, the unemployed and employed. Back rehabilitation and the successful return of the injured worker to the workplace have been of great interest to industry for the last decade, due to the ever-increasing support of legislature for the injured. There is a range of medical interventions available but few of these achieve successful outcomes due in part to the fact that many intervention strategies do not take the patients perspectives into consideration. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to explore back rehabilitated clients perceptions and experiences of the challenges they face in adapting to their worker roles.

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Stewart, Nathan John. "An investigation of asymmetical trunk and hip function in 'highly trained' unilateral arm function athletes with no history of LBP /." [St Lucia, Qld], 2003. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17442.pdf.

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Woo, Chuen-hau Alexander. "Association of physical activity during leisure time and pain at the lower back and neck." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2003. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B31971374.

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Lu, Yujun, and 陆瑜珺. "Effects of sedentary lifestyle on the development of back pain in children and adolescents." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B48424742.

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Introduction: Back pain is very prevalent among all sectors of the population. The prevalence varies according to age, sex, occupation, and so forth. Children are regarded as less vulnerable to suffering this kind of musculoskeletal conditions. However, some studies have shown relatively high prevalence among schoolchildren and adolescents. Previous studies failed to conclude any association between back pain and sedentary lifestyle, which has already been categorized as an important factor by the WHO. A new review is required to incorporate the most up-to-date studies in order to give a more comprehensive view of this topic. Method: Several databases were used to retrieve relevant epidemiological studies, including cross-sectional studies, cohort studies and case-control studies, by using predetermined key words and objective selection criteria. The quality of each study was assessed by using several criteria. Results: A total of 12 studies were included in this review, including 5 high-quality studies. Two out of the 5 high-quality studies provided significant evidence of association between back pain and sedentary lifestyle. In total, 8 studies showed some association. There was thus limited evidence to show the effect of sedentary lifestyle on the development of back pain. Discussion: Different study designs (recall duration, age distribution, data collection and so on) were used in each study included in this review. The conclusion of this new review was consistent with some previous ones. The dose-response relation in these studies was not found. There were still not enough local studies to help the policy modification of back health of local children. Conclusion: There is currently some evidence to illustrate the association between back pain and sedentary lifestyle in school children and adolescents, but it is not conclusive.
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Huang, Shu-Chen. "A survey study for patients with back injury/pain in the vocational rehabilitation services." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998huangs.pdf.

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Gregory, Erik W. "Whole-body vibration and the lower back the effect of whole-body vibration on pain in the lower back /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2000. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1714.

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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 2000.
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Curnow, David. "Validation of the Barkemeyer-Callon-Jones malingering detection scale: The ability of a scale differentiate simulating malingers from controls and prior litigants from those with No litigation experience within a sample of men who have all suffered chronic low back pain." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1998. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1446.

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Chronic low back pain costs the community, and several authors have suggested that individuals often attempt to exaggerate chronic low back pain. Currently no reliable and valid scale for assessing malingering in chronic pain populations exists, and there is a large difference in opinion on the ability of experts using clinical judgment to detect malingering. The current study seeks to provide a validation for the BarkemeyerCallon-Jones Malingering Detection Scale (MDS) which has purported to be able to identify individuals attempting to malinger neurological conditions and pain. A simulation design was used, as in previous research, because it is difficult to identify actual malingerers in a known groups design. Thirty-two men with chronic low back pain were divided into two groups of sixteen. One group was asked to simulate malingering for the purposes of gaining an increased compensation while the other group is asked to be as honest as possible. The hypotheses tested were whether the responses to the MDS can: discriminate between simulating malingerers and controls, show an increased focus on severity rather than description of pain by simulating malingerers, show a relationship between malingering scores and reported pain levels, show that prior litigation contributes to either MDS scores or reported pain levels. Significance was assessed using chi square, t-test, bivariate correlation and two ANOVAs. While the MDS was able to discriminate to a significant level between participants asked to malinger and those being honest, methodological issues suggest that levels of pre-assessment injury contribute to malingering scores and that conscious intent is what separates malingering from psychological disorders (abnormal illness behaviour) is context bound. Litigation has no effect on reported pain level or MDS scores.

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Annertz, Måtren. "Magnetic resonance imaging in low back pain and sciatica with special emphasis on the postdiskectomy period a study using 0.2 and 0.3 T vertical magnetic fields /." Lund : Dept. of Radiology, Lund University Hospital, 1994. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/38948789.html.

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Ma, Man-fong, and 馬曼芳. "An audit of physiotherapy evidence-based practice in management of acute non-specific low back pain." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2006. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B39724876.

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Goffar, Stephen L. "Tailored, multimedia versus traditional educational interventions for patients with low back pain a randomized clinical trial /." Thesis, 2005. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?index=0&did=913513761&SrchMode=1&sid=3&Fmt=2&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1236904623&clientId=23440.

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GUO, ZHU-WEN, and 郭竹文. "The effects of spinal brace to the paraspinal myoelectric activities of backache patients." Thesis, 1992. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/02597408148652324532.

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Hawley, Douglas Peter. "Retrospective cost comparison of chiropractic versus medical treatment of back pain in a typical South African mechanised underground mining environment." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3208.

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It is well known internationally that the high prevalence of back pain costs the economies of the world many billions of dollars annually. This has prompted a great deal of research abroad into means of reducing the deleterious economic effects of back pain. One of the results of this research is the realisation that Chiropractic treatment of back pain offers an efficacious and cost effective alternative to the conventional medical treatments currently employed in most countries. To this end there has been a move, by health management organisations in the USA and Canada, toward the integration of Chiropractic into their health care systems in a gatekeeper role with notable success in terms of cost reduction. Similar research has not been conducted in the Republic of South Africa and, notwithstanding the evidence emerging from abroad, Chiropractic, although integrated into many health care systems, remains inaccessible to most back pain sufferers, particularly those employed in the lower ranks of industry. This is in large part due to the unavailability of Chiropractic services in the more remote areas of the country where many mines are situated, but also partly due to the lack of incentive for mining companies to make use of Chiropractic services. The data used in this study was obtained from the in-house medical aid of a reputable South African mining company. The data was used to summarise the cost of treatment of selected categories of back pain by the various service providers within the medical fraternity. The medical costs were then compared to the similarly summarised Chiropractic cost of treatment for the same categories of back pain. The results indicate that Chiropractic costs compare favourably with those of the General Practitioner (GP) and Physiotherapists on a stand alone basis. The data indicates however that the medical approach invariable leads to specialist referral that in turn often results in surgery with the associated imaging, theatre and hospitalisation costs. When these costs are considered it becomes obvious that Chiropractic involvement at an early stage has the potential to considerably reduce the cost of treatment of back pain.

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Beira, Bradley Stuart. "A study of the effects of chiropractic therapy on the diameter of the spinal canal of patients with low back pain and radiculopathy." Thesis, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2847.

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A dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Diploma in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban Institute of Technology, 1996.
Focus during this investigation was directed towards determining alterations in the size of the lumbar intervertebral disc in patients symptomatic with low back pain and sciatic distribution pain, in response to chiropractic management of this condition. The efficacy of chiropractic management for low back pain with associated radiculopathy has been examined. Flexion distraction technique and side posture rotatory adjustment technique of the lumbar spine have been used during this trial.
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Atkinson, Micah Justin. "The relative effectiveness of combined spinal manipulative therapy and action potential therapy versus combined spinal manipulative therapy and placebo action potential therapy in the treatment of mechanical low back pain." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2813.

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A dissertation presented in partial compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Technikon Natal, 2000.
Lower back pain represents as a common disorder, with between 60% and 80% of the general population being affected (Kirkaldy-Willis 1992:2). This, apart from just the health aspects, has serious financial implications which are an ongoing concern to industry (Frymoyer 1991: 137). This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of combined spinal manipulation and "Action Potential" therapy versus spinal manipulative therapy and placebo "Action Potential" therapy in the treatment of mechanical lower back pain. It is currently accepted that spinal manipulation is of great benefit in the treatment of lower back pain (Di Fabio 1992), and it appears that "Action Potential Simulation" therapy, a new low-frequency electrical current therapy, would fit the criteria necessary to address the dysfunctional phase of low back pain as set out by the authors such as Kirkaldy- Willis (1988).
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Tim, Anthony. "A study of the factors that may influence the prevalence of back pain in chiropractors." Thesis, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/1939.

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A dissertation presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Master's Diploma in Technology: Chiropractic, Technikon Natal, 1996.
The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of back pain in chiropractors in South Africa, in terms of workplace factors which surrounded them and individual factors which they possessed, in order to establish under which circumstances, workplace and individual factors possibly influenced the prevalence of back pain in chiropractors.The total population of South African chiropractors (N=138), registered with the Chiropractors, Homoeopaths and Allied Health Service Professions Council of South Africa for 1994, were sent a questionnaire. A total of 68 questionnaires returned, which represented a 49,3 % response rate. The questionnaire consisted of questions regarding : the prevalences of back pain and low back pain; the intensity and frequency of back pain; the prevalence of different pain locations eg. headache, cervical pain, lumbar pain etc.; the workplace factors included : static work postures, bending, twisting and lifting, repetitive work, overexertion, ergonomics, psychological work factors, number of hours and days worked per week; the individual factors included age and gender, anthropometry, posture, physical fitness, spinal mobility, psychological factors, social factors, environmental factors and the number of years in practice. The results were statistically analyzed using crosstabulation and Log-linear analysis. The results were represented by cross-tabulations, bar and pie charts and then descriptively analyzed. The overall prevalence of back pain amongst South African chiropractors was 55,9% and the low back pain prevalence was 65,1%. Among other findings, certain ergonomic factors such as desk and physical examination table heights were found to be significantly associated with the respondents having more back pain. Those respondents who exercised for longer than 60 minutes per exercise session had significantly less back pain than those respondents who exercised for shorter periods of time. Of interest was that those respondents who used adjustment techniques which required the use of force, had significantly more back pain than those who used non-force techniques. It must be emphasized that extreme caution should be exercised in attempting to generalise the findings of this survey, since the workplace and individual factors associated with back pain were based on the respondent's subjective evaluations. This study was not designed to establish cause and. effect relationships between workplace and individual factors, and the prevalence of back pain amongst chiropractors.
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Riggien, Lance. "The reliability and validity of the composite orthopaedic rating scale as a measurement of clinical severity in the investigation of mechanical low back pain." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/1958.

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A dissertation presented in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban Institute of Technology, 2003.
The aim of this investigation was to develop inter-examiner reliability as well as construct and concurrent validity of the Composite Orthopedic Ratin g Scale (CO RS) so that it may be used as an applicable measurement instrument for use in clinical trials relating to mechanical low back pain. This prospective, single - blinded construct and concurrent validity and inter-examiner reliability study consisted of 122 participants, all suffering from mechanical low back pain, specifically lumbar facet or sacro-iliac syndrome. The participants were only required for 1 visit where they were assessed and diagnosed using standardized diagnostic criteria. Thereafter, both the researcher and a blinded, independent examiner applied the tests contained in the Composite orthopedic Rating ScaLe (CO RS) to the participants. Subjective data was obtained using the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire and the Numerical Pain Rating Scale- 101. Objective data was obtained from the results of the appIication of the provocative Orthopedic test in the CORS
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Buchholtz, Michael Allan. "A study of the effectiveness of relief pulse as compared to tens within the realm of chiropractic health care." Thesis, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2705.

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Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Technikon Natal, 1997.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the .ost effective electrotherapy wavefore, in the treatment of mechanical low back pain, by comparing a Relief Pulse wavefor to that cf Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation wavefore, in combination with a chiropractic lumbar roll adjustment. This was accoaplished by means of objective and subjective assesments
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