Prevention Of Low Back Pain In The Military: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
The fourth year of the Prevention of Low Back Pain in the Military (POLM) clinical trial has been complete. The research team was able to complete all Year 4 tasks with the exception of completing primary data analyses. Study follow-up data collection was completed late in Year 4, thus requiring a no cost extension to allow for the statistical team to complete the analyses for manuscript preparation. In Year 4 the research team reported 1 platform presentation at a national physical therapy conference and 1 manuscript was accepted for publication in Phys Ther. Our preliminary analyses suggest that the core stabilization approach we are studying did not increase injury rates in other parts of the body, as has been suggested. Furthermore, those Soldiers performing the core stabilization did not experience as many days on medical profile from low back pain during the training period. These data provide important short term evidence to support our hypotheses related to long term prevention of low back pain.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2010
- Accession Number
- ADA540513
Entities
People
- Alison Wright
- Deydre S. Teyhen
- Jessica Dugan
- John D. Childs
- Michael E. Robinson
- Sanuel S. Wu
- Steven Z George
Organizations
- University of Florida