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Clinical Trial
. 1986 Apr;9(2):127-40.
doi: 10.1007/BF00848473.

Acute back pain: a control-group comparison of behavioral vs traditional management methods

W E Fordyce, J A Brockway, J A Bergman, D Spengler
Clinical Trial

Acute back pain: a control-group comparison of behavioral vs traditional management methods

W E Fordyce et al. J Behav Med. 1986 Apr.

Abstract

Back-pain patients with onset in the preceding 1-10 days and comparable on a back examination were randomly assigned to traditional management (A regimen) and behavioral treatment methods (B regimen). Patients were compared at 6 weeks and 9-12 months on a set of "Sick/Well" scores derived from patient reported vocational status (V), health-care utilization (HCU), claimed impairment (CI), and pain drawings (D) and on two measures of activity level. No differences were found at 6 weeks, but at 9-12 months, A-group S's were more "sick." No A/B differences were found on activity-level measures. Group A S's showed significant increases in claimed impairment from preonset to follow-up, whereas Group B S's had returned at follow-up to preonset levels.

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