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Comparison of the Effects of External Focus and Internal Focus Instructions Applied Chronic Low Back Pain: RCT
Postural control methods are impaired in people with chronic low back pain. While the person maintains balance with pain relief, fear of movement and pain increase with loss of balance. It was found that externally focused exercises are more effective than internal focus exercises in terms of motor control and motor learning. To investigate the place of externally focused balance exercises in conservative treatment of target low back pain. For this purpose, approval was obtained from the clinical research ethics committee of Kırşehir Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Medicine, with the decision numbered 2022-18/163.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 44 |
| Start date | Sun Mar 05 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Completion | Thu Jul 20 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
Conditions
- Physical Therapy Techniques
Interventions
- external focus task focus in addition to physiotherapy and rehabilitation exercises
- internal focus task focus in addition to physiotherapy and rehabilitation exercises
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)