Exercise as an intervention in the treatment of chronic low back pain
Keywords:
Lumbar back pain, excercise, interventionAbstract
Chronic low-back pain (CLBP) is defined as an uncomfortable and painful sensation, between
posterior ribs and the lower limit of buttocks. It can be extended to lower limbs, stressing in
any case the resistance of ligament and muscle structures for more than 12 weeks. CLBP is
a frequent cause of impairment of daily activities and absenteeism in labor. CLBP is often
described as a disastrous health problem from XX and XXI Centuries. Categorizing of patients
who have CLBP obligates to focusing on the wide spectrum of specific and non-specific causes,
to achieve a reliable schedule of treatment. Effectiveness of conservative management based
overall upon exercise programs, depends among other facts, on compromising of patients to
be attached enough to the permanent and long-lasting conservative treatment.
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