ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2010
Effectiveness of a 'Global Postural Reeducation' program for persistent low back pain: a non-randomized controlled trial.
Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of a "Global Posture Reeducation" Program for Patients With Low Back Pain
Effect of Global Postural Reeducation Program With Hamstring Stretch for Patients With Low Back Pain
Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) in the Treatment of Patients With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Clinical Trial
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Global Postural Reeducation for patients with musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Brazilian journal of physical therapy · 2016Pooled it
- Static body postural misalignment in individuals with temporomandibular disorders: a systematic review.Brazilian journal of physical therapyPooled it
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- Global Postural Reeducation in patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain: cross-over analysis of a randomized controlled trial.La Medicina del lavoro · 2018Trial
- Effects of Global Postural Reeducation on gait kinematics in parkinsonian patients: a pilot randomized three-dimensional motion analysis study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2016Trial
- Effects of Global Postural Re-Education Versus Specific Therapeutic Exercises on Pain, Head Posture, and Pain-Related Psychosocial Factors in Women with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Global Postural Reeducation in Postural Changes and Postural Stability in Young Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Trunk muscles' characteristics in adolescent gymnasts with low back pain: a pilot study on the effects of a physiotherapy intervention including a postural reeducation program.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2024Article
- Between guidelines and clinical trials: evidence-based advice on the pharmacological management of non-specific chronic low back pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Review
- Tailored physiotherapeutic intervention study for musculoskeletal disorders among video display terminal users.La Medicina del lavoro · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Global Postural Re-Education in Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Effects of Global Postural Reeducation versus Specific Therapeutic Neck Exercises on Pain, Disability, Postural Control, and Neuromuscular Efficiency in Women with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Parallel, Clinical Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Concurrent Validity and Reliability of Manual Versus Specific Device Transcostal Measurements for Breathing Diaphragm Thickness by Ultrasonography in Lumbopelvic Pain Athletes.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Acute Effects of Global Postural Re-Education on Non-Specific Low Back Pain. Does Time-of-Day Play a Role?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Effectiveness of Global Postural Reeducation in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2020Article
- Global postural re-education in pediatric idiopathic scoliosis: a biomechanical modeling and analysis of curve reduction during active and assisted self-correction.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2018Article
- Effects in Short and Long Term of Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) on Chronic Low Back Pain: A Controlled Study with One-Year Follow-Up.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2015Article
- The role of the physiotherapy in the plastic surgery patients after oncological breast surgery.Gland surgery · 2014Review
- Evaluation of the effects of Global Postural Reeducation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.Rheumatology international · 2012Article
- Clinical presentation and physiotherapy treatment of 4 patients with low back pain and isthmic spondylolisthesis.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this non-randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of a Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) program as compared to a Stabilization Exercise (SE) program in subjects with persistent low back pain (LBP) at short- and mid-term follow-up (ie. 3 and 6 months).
methodsAccording to inclusion and exclusion criteria, 100 patients with a primary complaint of persistent LBP were enrolled in the study: 50 were allocated to the GPR group and 50 to the SE group. Primary outcome measures were Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Secondary outcome measures were lumbar Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Fingertip-to-floor test (FFT). Data were collected at baseline and at 3/6 months by health care professionals unaware of the study. An intention to treat approach was used to analyze participants according to the group to which they were originally assigned.
resultsOf the 100 patients initially included in the study, 78 patients completed the study: 42 in the GPR group and 36 in the SE group. At baseline, the two groups did not differ significantly with respect to gender, age, BMI and outcome measures. Comparing the differences between groups at short- and mid-term follow-up, the GPR group revealed a significant reduction (from baseline) in all outcome measures with respect to the SE group.The ordered logistic regression model showed an increased likelihood of definitive improvement (reduction from baseline of at least 30% in RMDQ and VAS scores) for the GPR group compared to the SE group (OR 3.9, 95% CI 2.7 to 5.7).
conclusionsOur findings suggest that a GPR intervention in subjects with persistent LBP induces a greater improvement on pain and disability as compared to a SE program. These results must be confirmed by further studies with higher methodological standards, including randomization, larger sample size, longer follow-up and subgrouping of the LBP subjects.
trial registrationNCT00789204.
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