Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2006
Nordic walking and chronic low back pain: design of a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Nordic Walking and Chronic Low Back Pain
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effectiveness of walking as an intervention for low back pain: a systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2010Pooled it
- Supervised and non-supervised Nordic walking in the treatment of chronic low back pain: a single blind randomized clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2010Trial
- Concurrent improvement of cardiorespiratory fitness and modulation of inflammatory markers via 12-week high-intensity interval nordic walking in postmenopausal women with overweight or obesity: a quasi-experimental study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Moral distress and musculoskeletal disorders in Iranian prehospital EMS workers.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Motives and Barriers Affecting the Participation of Polish People in the Physical Activity of Nordic Walking.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Nordic walking training and nutritional supplementation in pre-frail older Indians: an open-labelled experimental pre-test and post-test pilot study to develop intervention model.BMC geriatrics · 2018Article
- The influence of a ten-week Nordic walking training-rehabilitation program on the level of lipids in blood in overweight and obese postmenopausal women.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
- The effects of Nordic and general walking on depression disorder patients' depression, sleep, and body composition.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundLow Back Pain is a major public health problem all over the western world. Active approaches including exercise in the treatment of low back pain results in better outcomes for patients, but it is not known exactly which types of back exercises are most beneficial or whether general physical activity provide similar benefits. Nordic Walking is a popular and fast growing type of exercise in Northern Europe. Initial studies have demonstrated that persons performing Nordic Walking are able to exercise longer and harder compared to normal walking thereby increasing their cardiovascular metabolism. Until now no studies have been performed to investigate whether Nordic Walking has beneficial effects in relation to low back pain. The primary aim of this study is to investigate whether supervised Nordic Walking can reduce pain and improve function in a population of chronic low back pain patients when compared to unsupervised Nordic Walking and advice to stay active. In addition we investigate whether there is an increase in the cardiovascular metabolism in persons performing supervised Nordic Walking compared to persons who are advised to stay active. Finally, we investigate whether there is a difference in compliance between persons receiving supervised Nordic Walking and persons doing unsupervised Nordic Walking.
methodsOne hundred and fifty patients with low back pain for at least eight weeks and referred to a specialized secondary sector outpatient back pain clinic are included in the study. After completion of the standard back centre treatment patients are randomized into one of three groups: A) Nordic Walking twice a week for eight weeks under supervision of a specially trained instructor; B) Unsupervised Nordic Walking for eight weeks after one training session with an instructor; C) A one hour motivational talk including advice to stay active. Outcome measures are pain, function, overall health, cardiovascular ability and activity level.
resultsNo results available at this point. DISCUSSION: This study will investigate the effect of Nordic Walking on pain and function in a population of people with chronic LBP.
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