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Trial reportEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2017

Is physiotherapy integrated virtual walking effective on pain, function, and kinesiophobia in patients with non-specific low-back pain? Randomised controlled trial.

Gul Deniz Yilmaz Yelvar, Yasemin Çırak, Murat Dalkılınç, Yasemin Parlak Demir, Zeynep Guner, Ayşenur Boydak

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In one paragraph

Trial report in 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, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07244913 (Therapeutic Effects of Instrument-assisted Versus Sound-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Among Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 55 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07244913 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Therapeutic Effects of Instrument-assisted Versus Sound-assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Among Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of LahoreRan2025 to 2026Enrolled60ConditionsChronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain, Pelvic Obliquity, Hamstring Flexibility, Physical FunctionArmsSASTM, IASTM, Exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  11. Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
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  16. Is Xbox 360 Kinect-based virtual reality training as effective as standard physiotherapy in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery?Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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  19. Remote kinematic training for patients with chronic neck pain: a randomised controlled trial.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 · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Gul Deniz Yilmaz YelvarTurgut Özal University, School of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Anadolu Bulvarı No:16/A 06200, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey. guldenizy@yahoo.com.ORCID 0000-0002-6960-5302
Yasemin ÇırakTurgut Özal University, School of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Anadolu Bulvarı No:16/A 06200, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey.
Murat DalkılınçTurgut Özal University, School of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Anadolu Bulvarı No:16/A 06200, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey.
Yasemin Parlak DemirTurgut Özal University, School of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Anadolu Bulvarı No:16/A 06200, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey.
Zeynep GunerTurgut Özal University, School of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Anadolu Bulvarı No:16/A 06200, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey.
Ayşenur BoydakTurgut Özal University, School of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Anadolu Bulvarı No:16/A 06200, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAccording to literature, virtual reality was found to reduce pain and kinesiophobia in patients with chronic pain. The purpose of the study was to investigate short-term effect of the virtual reality on pain, function, and kinesiophobia in patients with subacute and chronic non-specific low-back pain

methodsThis randomised controlled study in which 44 patients were randomly assigned to the traditional physiotherapy (control group, 22 subjects) or virtual walking integrated physiotherapy (experimental group, 22 subjects). Before and after treatment, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), TAMPA Kinesiophobia Scale (TKS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), Timed-up and go Test (TUG), 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), and Single-Leg Balance Test were assessed. The interaction effect between group and time was assessed by using repeated-measures analysis of covariance.

resultsAfter treatment, both groups showed improvement in all parameters. However, VAS, TKS, TUG, and 6MWT scores showed significant differences in favor of the experimental group.

conclusionVirtual walking integrated physiotherapy reduces pain and kinesiophobia, and improved function in patients with subacute and chronic non-specific low-back pain in short term.

Indexed as

Physical Therapy ModalitiesVideo RecordingWalkingAdultExercise TestFearFemaleHumansLow Back PainMaleMiddle AgedVisual Analog ScaleFunctionKinesiophobiaLow-back painPhysiotherapyVirtual realityVirtual walking

Identifiers

PMID27981455

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