The Efficacy of Phrae Hospital Back School Program for Chronic Low Back Pain Patients

dc.contributor.authorChaikeaw, Watchara; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Phrae Hospitalen_US
dc.contributor.authorWiengkum, Pattira; Outpatient Room, Phrae Hospitalen_US
dc.contributor.authorSuankool, Piyarat; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Phrae Hospitalen_US
dc.contributor.authorChaikeaw, Kanshanita; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Phrae Hospitalen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingkham, Arthit; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Phrae Hospitalen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-03-10T15:41:02Z
dc.date.available2011-03-10T15:41:02Z
dc.date.created2011-03-10en_US
dc.date.issued2011-03-10en_US
dc.description.abstractChronic low back pain is a major health and economic problem that if patients do not have proper treatment it mayturn into disability. Treatment in a crowed busy general hospital may be ineffective because of inadequateavailable time to provide insight for these patients. Back school program is generally accepted in many settingsthat yield fair to good results. Rehabilitation Department of Phrae Hospital has used group education programfor back pain patients since 2006. The randomized controlled trial study was designed to confirm the efficacy ofthis currently back school program between January to November 2010. Patients fulfill in criterions wererandomly selected into 27 controlled and 31 tested group. Tested group had received back pain lecture, coachingfor proper common daily activities, back strengthening and stretching exercise while controlled group receivedstandard treatments. Flexible generalized least-squared (FGLS) statistics was used for analysis.Pain relief and functional status were significantly improved more than the controlled. The flexibility and strengthof back muscles were slightly improved but not different. So, back school program should be promoted toimprove efficacy of pain relief and functional status in chronic low back pain patients with self care of patients andtheir families.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBuddhachinaraj Medical Journal; Vol.27 (Supplement 1) May-Augst 2010; 329en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/134425
dc.language.isoen-USen_US
dc.publisherBuddhachinaraj Medical Journalen_US
dc.rightsBuddhist Hospital, Phitsanulok, Thailanden_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/BMJ/issue/archiveen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/BMJ/article/view/5404en_US
dc.titleThe Efficacy of Phrae Hospital Back School Program for Chronic Low Back Pain Patientsen_US
dc.typeResearch Articleen_US
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