Physical activity in healthcare workers with low back pain: Effects of the Back-FIT Randomized Trial

Giuseppina Bernardelli; Luisella Vigna; Carlo Nava; Vito De Gennaro Colonna; Lars L Andersen; Dario Consonni; Luciano Riboldi

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000001844

Physical activity in healthcare workers with low back pain: Effects of the Back-FIT Randomized Trial

Giuseppina Bernardelli, Luisella Vigna, Carlo Nava, Vito De Gennaro Colonna, Lars L Andersen, Dario Consonni, Luciano Riboldi

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of physical activity program in healthcare workers with low back pain (LBP).

METHODS: A group of healthcare workers participated voluntarily to a meeting about LBP and to be accepted, were randomly allocated to workplace program or to home-based exercises, illustrated in a booklet and in a video available on the company intranet website. Both programs consisted in 7 weeks of moderate intensity exercises adapted to LBP.

RESULTS: Most outcomes improved in both groups, however with larger improvement of the Oswestry Disability Index in the workplace group (P = 0.02).

CONCLUSIONS: Regular physical exercise, at home or at the workplace among healthcare workers with LBP, represents a great opportunity to improve health and reduce disability.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volume	62
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	e245-e249
ISSN	1076-2752
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001844
Publication status	Published - Jun 2020

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