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Biomechanical Changes Related to Low Back Pain: An Innovative Tool for Movement Pattern Assessment and Treatment Evaluation in Rehabilitation
Published on: December 13, 2024
Return to work of 87 severely impaired low back pain patients two years after a program of intensive functional
L Bontoux1, V Dubus, Y Roquelaure
1Services de médecine physique et de réadaptation, CRRRF-CHU, rue des Capucins, 49103 Angers cedex 02, France. luc.bontoux@c3rf-angers.asso.fr
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Return to work is the main long-term objective of rehabilitation programs for patients with chronic low back pain (LBP).
Objectives:
Evaluation of work status and number of sick leaves in 87 severely impaired LBP patients 2 years after a functional restoration program.
Patients And Methods:
Open prospective study.
Population:
87 chronic LBP patients.
Intervention:
multidisciplinary functional restoration program. Ergonomic advice on the workplace was performed for 53 patients.
Outcome:
work status and number of sick leaves due to LBP.
Results:
The characteristics of the 26 patients lost to follow-up did not differ significantly from the rest of the population before the program. In the 61 remaining patients, 48 (78%) were at work at 2 years, 43 full-time and 22 at the same job. Nineteen worked in a different environment. Sick leaves were reduced by 60% compared to the 2 years prior to the program: 128 days (+/-200 days) versus 329 days (+/-179 days); p<0.005.
Conclusion:
Sick leaves remained significantly reduced and the number of workers who were at work significantly increased at 2 years after an intensive program.
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