Table 5 Summary of results for studies that investigated intervention effects on lumbo-pelvic kinematic and postural patterns
From: Modifying patterns of movement in people with low back pain -does it help? A systematic review
Lumbo-pelvic kinematic and posture patterns (Standardised mean difference and 95% confidence intervals, values favour experimental group) | |||||||||
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Study and intervention type | No of subjects | Movement pattern Was there a statistically significant difference (p > 0.05) in physical parametersbetweengroups? | Health outcomes Was there a statistically significant difference (p > 0.05) in health outcomes between groups? | ||||||
| Â | Â | Baseline differences between groups? | Movement control | Gait | Standing posture | Respiration | Sitting posture | Pain | Activity |
Da Fonesca 2009 (Pilates vs No Rx group | 17 | No | Not measured | No* | Not measured | Not measured | Not measured | No −0.61, (−1.59-0.37) | Not measured |
Haugstad 2006 (Mensendieck somatocognitive therapy vs gynaecological management) | 40 | No | No −0.15 (−1.29,0.98) | No −0.47 (−1.12,0.17), | No −0.20 (−0.84,0.44) | Yes −0.99 (−1.67, -0.31) | Yes −0.69 (−1.35, -0.03) | Yes § −1.58 (−2.31,-0.85) | Yes †|
Haugstad 2008 (Mensendieck somatocognitive therapy vs gynaecological management) 12-month post intervention from Haugstad 2006 | 38 | No | Yes −1.07 (−1.75,-0.39) | Yes − 0.89 (−1.56,-0.23) | No −0.56 (−1.20,0.09) | Yes −1.64 (−2.38,-0.91) | Yes −0.99 (−1.66,-0.31) | Yes −1.71 (−2.46,-0.97) | Yes †|
Magnusson 2008 (Postural biofeedback vs standardised rehabilitation) | 47 | No || Insufficient data | Yes ‡ Insufficient data | Not measured | Not measured | Not measured | Not measured | Yes −3.45 (−4.8 to −2.1) | Yes −0.97 (−0.43 to −0.12) |