An e-learning program improves low back pain beliefs of physiotherapists: a randomised trial.

Question: How effective is an e-learning program based on international clinical guidelines in promoting beliefs more aligned with the current evidence for the management of low back pain among physiotherapists?

Design: Randomised controlled trial with concealed allocation and intention-to-treat analysis.

Participants: 106 physiotherapists who treat patients with low back pain.

Interventions: The experimental group received access to an e-learning program, based on recommendations of clinical practice guidelines for the management of low back pain, over a 6-week period.

Costs of Disabling Musculoskeletal Pain in Children and Adolescents: A Cost-of-Illness Prospective Cohort Study.

To (1) estimate the economic cost of disabling musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents from a health care and societal perspective, (2) identify the characteristics of children and adolescents with higher costs, and (3) estimate the economic cost of children's pain to Brazil. Prospective cohort study. We recruited children and adolescents with disabling musculoskeletal pain from public and private schools.

Fear of movement interacts with trunk mobility, and pain intensity to predict disability in patients with chronic low back pain: a classification and regression tree (CART) analysis.

Background: Low back pain significantly impacts global health, particularly in low-income areas where primary care challenges are prevalent. Assessing both biophysical and psychological factors associated with low back pain-related disability is crucial for developing effective screening and management strategies.

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the association between fear of movement, trunk mobility, pain intensity, physical activity, and low back pain-related disability, and to identify key factors contributing to higher disability levels in patients with chronic low back pain.

Estimating an EQ-5D-Y-3L Value Set for Brazil.

Introduction: The EQ-5D-Y-3L is a generic measure of health-related quality of life in children and adolescents. Although the Brazilian-Portuguese EQ-5D-Y-3L version is available, there is no value set for it, hampering its use in economic evaluations. This study aimed to elicit a Brazilian EQ-5D-Y-3L value set based on preferences of the general adult population.

How Low Back Pain is Managed-A Mixed-Methods Study in 32 Countries. Part 2 of Low Back Pain in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Series.

The Lancet Low Back Pain (LBP) Series highlighted the lack of LBP data from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The study aimed to describe (1) LBP care is currently delivered in LMICs and (2) that care is delivered. An online mixed-methods study.

Physical Activity Supported by Low-Cost Mobile Technology for Back Pain (PAT-Back) to Reduce Disability in Older Adults: Results of a Feasibility Study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of a multimodal program (PAT-Back) compared to best practice advice on pain and disability in older adults with chronic low back pain (LBP) in primary care.

Methods: This feasibility study took place in Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil. The PAT-Back intervention consisted of a program including exercises, pain education, and motivational text messages for the in-home component.

U-SMILE: a brief version of the Short Multidimensional Inventory on Lifestyle Evaluation.

Introduction: Lifestyle Medicine comprises six domains: diet, substance use, physical activity, stress management, social connection, and sleep. The comprehensive assessment of lifestyle is challenging, but the "Short Multidimensional Inventory on Lifestyle Evaluation" (SMILE) was developed to fill out this gap. In this paper, we describe the development and the psychometric properties (internal consistency, concurrent and convergent validity) of a shorter version of the SMILE among university students.

Trajectories of pain and disability in older adults with acute low back pain: Longitudinal data of the BACE-Brazil cohort.

Background: Although the literature describes a favorable course of low back pain (LBP) in adults, little information is available for older adults. LBP is prevalent and complex in older adults, and the analysis of its trajectories may contribute to the improvement of therapeutic approaches.

Objective: To describe pain and disability trajectories in older adults with a new episode of LBP.

Urinary symptoms in older people with low back pain: Prevalence, clinical, and functional factors associated.

Aims: To identify the prevalence, clinical and functional factors associated with urinary symptoms (US) in community-dwelling older adults with acute low back pain (LBP).

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of data's baseline of Back Complaints in the Elders Consortium. All elders had LPB heightened.

The challenging scenario of beliefs and attitudes toward chronic low back pain among final year undergraduate students: A cross-sectional investigation.

Objective: To identify the beliefs and attitudes of students in four health courses about chronic low back pain (CLBP) management, and to investigate personal and undergraduate training-related factors associated with their beliefs.

Methods: Cross-sectional study conducted with 173 Brazilian medicine, physiotherapy, nursing and pharmacy students. Participants provided information on age, personal experience with LPB, training or class on CLBP management, and contact with patients with CLBP, followed by their first therapeutic choices.

Relationship Between Physical Activity, Depressive Symptoms and Low Back Pain Related Disability in Older Adults With Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Mediation Analysis.

Low back pain (LBP) can be less disabling in those who are physically active. This study analyzed the association between physical activity (PA)- and LBP-related disability in older people with LBP, exploring if this association was mediated by depressive symptoms. The authors analyzed the relationship between PA levels and disability using the short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, respectively, collected at baseline from the Brazilian Back Complaints in the Elders study.

Association Between Low Back Pain and Biomedical Beliefs in Academics of Physiotherapy.

Study Design: Observational cross-sectional study.

Objective: To analyze the association between low back pain and biomedical beliefs in physiotherapy students of the first and last year.

Summary Of Background Data: There is a hypothesis that the presence of low back pain may be a risk factor for biomedical beliefs in physiotherapy academics.

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor plasma levels are increased in older women after an acute episode of low back pain.

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a growing public health problem in old age, and it is associated with disabling pain and depressive disorders. We compared brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plasma levels, a key neurotrophin in pain modulation, between older women after an acute episode of LBP and age-matched pain-free controls, and investigated potential differences in BDNF levels between controls and LBP subgroups based on pain severity, presence of depressive symptoms and use of analgesic and antidepressant drugs.

Methods: A total of 221 participants (154 with LBP and 67 pain-free) were studied.

Poor correlation between handgrip strength and isokinetic performance of knee flexor and extensor muscles in community-dwelling elderly women.

Aim: To investigate the correlation between handgrip strength and performance of knee flexor and extensor muscles determined using an isokinetic dynamometer in community-dwelling elderly women.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Sample selection for the study was made by convenience, and 221 (71.

Analysis of lower limb asymmetries by isokinetic and vertical jump tests in soccer players.

Assessment of lower extremity bilateral asymmetries in soccer players is important for both injury prevention and performance. The purpose of this investigation was to compare isokinetic knee extensor assessment of asymmetry with a more specific countermovement jump (CMJ). Forty-six Brazilian male professional soccer players participated in this study.