Comparison of the effects of the Feldenkrais method versus core stability exercise in the management of chronic low back pain: a randomised control trial
In December of 2020, this article was published demonstrating the superior effects of Feldenkrais vs. core stability exercises in the treatment of Low Back Pain. I have posted a copy of the Abstract.
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Objective: To investigate the effect of the Feldenkrais method versus core stability exercises on pain, disability, quality of life and interoceptive awareness in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.
Design: A single-blinded, randomised, controlled trial.
Setting: Outpatient, sports medicine clinic of Mazandaran medical university.
Participants: Sixty patients with chronic non-specific low back pain randomised equally into the Feldenkrais method versus core stability exercises groups.
Intervention: Intervention group received Feldenkrais method consisting of training theoretical content and supervised exercise therapy two sessions per week for five weeks. Control group received educational programme and home-based core stability exercises for five weeks.
Outcome measures: All patients were examined by World Health Organization's Quality of life Questionnaire, McGill Pain Questionnaire, Oswestry Disability Questionnaire and Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness Questionnaire. All outcomes were measured at baseline and the end of the intervention.
Results: There were statistically significant differences between groups for quality of life (P = 0.006, from 45.51 to 60.49), interoceptive awareness (P > 0.001, from 2.74 to 4.06) and disability (P = 0.021, from 27.17 to 14.5) in favor of the Feldenkrais method. McGill pain score significantly decreased in both the Feldenkrais (from 15.33 to 3.63) and control groups (from 13.17 to 4.17), but there were no between-groups differences (P = 0.16).
Conclusion: Feldenkrais method intervention gave increased benefits in improving quality of life, improving interoceptive awareness and reducing disability index.
Authors: Hanieh Ahmadi 1, Hanieh Adib 1, Maryam Selk-Ghaffari 2, Misagh Shafizad 3, Siavash Moradi 4, Zahra Madani 1, Gholamreza Partovi 1, Aliakbar Mahmoodi 1
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PMID: 32723088