| Deconditioning in patients with chronic low back pain: fact or fiction? | |
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PMID: 10973406 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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STUDY DESIGN: Prospective case series with historical controls (normative data). OBJECTIVES: To compare aerobic fitness levels in patients with chronic low back pain with those published on a sample of 295 healthy subjects. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Clinical belief holds that patients with chronic low back pain have low fitness levels as a result of inactivity because of pain. Because few studies have investigated the level of aerobic fitness in these patients, however, it remains unclear how fitness levels in patients with chronic low back pain patients compare with those published a sample of the normative population. METHODS: A sample of 50 patients with chronic low back pain with a mean pain duration of 40 months referred to an outpatient pain clinic performed a symptom-limited modified treadmill test. Aerobic fitness levels were determined by indirect calorimetry to measure oxygen consumption (VO2). Predicted maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) levels were calculated for all subjects. Multiple regression analysis with adjustment for age and sex yielded prediction equations for men and women separately. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals were calculated for predicted mean oxygen consumption (VO2) and the slope of the equations. These were compared to established prediction equations on healthy subjects. RESULTS: Prediction equations for estimated maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max) in patients with chronic low back pain equal those in healthy sedentary men and active women. CONCLUSIONS: Levels of aerobic fitness in patients with chronic low back pain are comparable with those in healthy subjects. |
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Authors:
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H Wittink; T Hoskins Michel; A Wagner; A Sukiennik; W Rogers |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Spine Volume: 25 ISSN: 0362-2436 ISO Abbreviation: Spine Publication Date: 2000 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-10-16 Completed Date: 2000-10-16 Revised Date: 2009-07-09 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7610646 Medline TA: Spine (Phila Pa 1976) Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2221-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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New England Medical Center, Pain Management Clinic, Boston, MA 02111, USA. |
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Adult Chronic Disease Exercise / physiology Exercise Test / statistics & numerical data Exercise Tolerance / physiology* Female Humans Low Back Pain / complications*, diagnosis, epidemiology Male Physical Fitness / physiology*, psychology Predictive Value of Tests Prospective Studies Reproducibility of Results |
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