Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine if aerobic fitness varies between women with and without chronic discogenic nonradicular low back pain. DESIGN: Prospective cross-sectional descriptive study. RESULTS: Analysis of variance revealed that maximal oxygen consumption was lower (P = 0.05) in women with low back pain compared with the control group. In addition, there was a significant reduction (P = 0.05) in reported exercise training duration and frequency but no change in exercise intensity (P = 0.1) in the study group after the onset of low back pain. The low back pain group had minimal disability (19%) based on the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire. CONCLUSIONS: Women with chronic discogenic nonradicular low back pain have lower maximal oxygen consumption than age-matched controls. However, this study group continued to exercise safely at the same exercise training intensity as before their low back pain and had minimal disability and above-average aerobic fitness.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 607-613 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Volume | 85 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2006 |
Keywords
- Aerobic Fitness
- Low Back Pain
- Rehabilitation
- Women's Health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
- Rehabilitation