Inspiratory Muscle Training and Low Back Pain

Catholic University (KU) of Leuven

Status

Completed

Conditions

Inspiratory Muscle Training

Respiratory Disorders

Low Back Pain

Treatments

Other: Sham inspiratory muscle training

Other: Inspiratory muscle training

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01505582

1.5.104.03, G.0674.09 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

2012_SBrumagne_IMT-LBP

Details and patient eligibility

About

Proprioceptive weighting changes may explain differences in postural control performance. In addition, the respiratory movement has a disturbing effect on postural balance. Postural balance seems to be impaired in individuals with respiratory disorders. Besides the essential role of respiration, the diaphragm may also play an important role in the control of the trunk and postural balance. Deficits in proprioception are found in a subgroup of patients with low back pain. In addition, disorders of respiration have been identified as strongly related to low back pain.

The aim of the study is to clarify whether inspiratory muscle training has a positive effect on proprioceptive postural control in individuals with recurrent low back pain.

Enrollment

28 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 45 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria individuals with low back pain:

Age: 18-45 years old
At least 1 year of low back pain with/without referred pain in buttock/thigh
At least 3 episodes of disabling low back pain
At least a score of 20% on the Oswestry Disability Index
Willingness to sign the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

History of major trauma and/or major orthopedic surgery of the spine, the pelvis or the lower quadrant
One of the following conditions: Parkinson, multiple sclerosis, stroke, history of vestibular disorder, respiratory disease, pregnancy
Radicular symptoms
Not Dutch-speaking
Strong opioids
Neck pain
Smoking history