Do patients with chronic low back pain have a lower level of aerobic fitness than healthy controls? Are pain, disability, fear of injury, working status, or level of leisure time activity associated with the difference in aerobic fitness level?

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 90-97

  Smeets, Rob J E M ^a   Wittink, Harriët ^b   Hidding, Alita ^c   Knottnerus, J André ^d  

^a Rehabilitation Centre Blixembosch   (Netherlands)

^b University of Professional Education   (Netherlands)

^c Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity level; Aerobic fitness; Disability; Fear of injury; Low back pain; Pain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEAR; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INJURY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LEISURE; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPORT; WORK;

ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33644787750     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000192641.22003.83     Document Type: Article

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