Effectiveness of a home-based therapeutic exercise program on lower back pain and functionality in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) patients
Hematol., Transfus. Cell Ther. (Impr.)
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43(3): 268-279, July-Sept. 2021. tab, graf, ilus
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ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective:
To investigate the effectiveness of a home-based therapeutic exercise program on lower back pain and functionality of SCD patients.Setting:
A Hematology and Transfusion Medicine Center, University of Campinas (HEMOCENTRO-UNICAMP).Methods:
This was a prospective study, with a three-month follow-up of SCD patients with lower back pain. The lumbar spine functionality was evaluated by questionnaires, trunk flexion and extension analyses by fiber-optic-electrogoniometry and measurements of muscle strength of trunk flexor and extensors. The Intervention Group (IG) comprised 18 volunteers, median age 44y (28-58) and the control group (CG) comprised 15 volunteers, median age 42y (19-58), who did not perform exercises. The protocol consisted of daily home-based exercises with two evaluations at the beginning and end of a three-month program. In order to compare the groups at baseline, the Fishers´ exact test and Mann-Whitney test were used for categorical and numeric variables, respectively. The Wilcoxon test was used for related samples comparing numeric measures of each group over time with a 5% (p < 0.05) significance level.Results:
After the intervention, patients demonstrated a significant improvement, according to the Visual-Analog-Scale (VAS; p = 0.01), Rolland Morris Disability questionnaire (RMDQ; p < 0.01) and trunk flexion and extension muscle strength (p < 0.01). No significant differences were found for the Start-Back-Screening-Tool-Brazil (SBST) and in measures of trunk flexion and extension range-of-motion (RoM).Conclusion:
Results suggest that daily home-based exercises for a three-month period ameliorate pain and improve disability related to lower back pain and muscle strength.
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Main subject:
Exercise
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Back Pain
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Anemia, Sickle Cell
Type of study:
Evaluation studies
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Practice guideline
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Observational study
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Hematol., Transfus. Cell Ther. (Impr.)
Journal subject:
Hematologia
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TransfusÆo de Sangue
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP/BR
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