Fascia training in patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation-a pilot study.

Purpose: Patients undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (alloHCT) spend many weeks of treatment in an isolated environment with little room for exercise. Feasibility of a daily-performed, unassisted fascia-training program and its effects on back and foot pain, back flexibility, and quality of life were investigated.

Methods: Eighteen patients receiving alloHCT were randomized to an intervention (IG: n = 9; 60.

[Treatment expectations of multimodal pain therapy inpatients].

Background: Apart from rehabilitation research, there have been no studies regarding the expectations of patients with chronic back pain in terms of inpatient multimodal pain therapy. The aim of this naturalistic longitudinal study is to explore treatment expectations, their fulfilment, and influence on the treatment success of inpatient multimodal pain therapy.

Methods: This study included 118 patients with chronic back pain who were physically examined and assessed for their psychological comorbidity.