Back to Search
Start Over
The Effectiveness of a Lumbopelvic Monitor and Feedback Device to Change Postural Behavior: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Source :
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy; Sep2014, Vol. 44 Issue 9, p702-711, 10p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
-
Abstract
- STUDY DESIGN: Feasibility randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility of a trial to investigate the effectiveness of a lumbopelvic monitor as a feedback device for modifying postural behavior during daily work-related activities, BACKGROUND: Frequent or sustained flexed postures play a role in the development or maintenance of nonspecific low back pain. The provision of postural feedback could help individuals with or at risk of nonspecific low back pain improve their postural awareness and avoid hazardous or pain-provoking postures. METHODS: Sixty-two participants employed in a health care organization were randomly allocated into 1 of 3 groups: a control group, an intermittent feedback group, and a constant feedback group. Adherence and follow-up rates were assessed. Differences in postural pattern between baseline and follow-up measurements were used to assess the effectiveness of the lumbopelvic monitor as a postural feedback device, RESULTS: Adherence was approximately 75%. With the exception of 1 center, the follow-up overall rates exceeded the a priori desired threshold of 80%. Within-group comparisons revealed no significant differences in postural pattern for the control group and intermittent feedback group. The constant feedback group showed a significant reduction in flexed posture at the follow-up period compared with the baseline period. Differences between groups did not reach statistical significance; however, the constant feedback group, compared with the control group, demonstrated an effect size (d) of 0.60. CONCLUSION: The provision of constant postural feedback seems promising for promoting changes in postural behavior. This feasibility trial identified adherence and follow-up rates and sample-size estimates important to the conduct of a fully powered efficacy trial. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapy, level 2b-. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BACKACHE prevention
PELVIC physiology
LUMBAR vertebrae physiology
PATIENT monitoring
ANALYSIS of covariance
ANTHROPOMETRY
CLINICAL trials
GRAPHIC arts
MEDICAL personnel
POSTURE
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
STATISTICS
T-test (Statistics)
WORK environment
PILOT projects
DATA analysis
EVALUATION research
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
PRE-tests & post-tests
HUMAN research subjects
BLIND experiment
PATIENT selection
MEDICAL equipment reliability
DATA analysis software
FUNCTIONAL assessment
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01906011
- Volume :
- 44
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 98262158
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2014.5009