{
  "abstract": "Objective The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between psychosocial factors, muscle performance and treatment response in individuals undergoing an exercise-based physical therapy (EBPT) programme for chronic low back pain (CLBP).Design A secondary analysis of a prospectively collected clinical registry involving participants with CLBP enrolled in an 8–10-week EBPT programme. Participants completed psychosocial questionnaires before starting EBPT for CLBP. Lumbar extensor muscle performance was assessed using an isokinetic dynamometer, which recorded absolute and age and sex adjusted torque. Differences in muscle performance (absolute and adjusted) were calculated and regressed against psychosocial factors and clinical outcomes.Results Absolute and adjusted torque increased with treatment (33.33% and 82.84% respectively, p<0.01). On average, pain, disability and patient goal achievement improved with treatment (p<0.10). Improvements in muscle performance were associated with lower fear avoidance (ß=−0.29 to −0.31, p<0.04), whereas higher absolute baseline and final torque correlated positively with pain self-efficacy (ß=0.20, p=0.04; ß=0.27, p=0.02). No significant correlations were observed between changes in muscle performance and improvements in clinical outcomes, including pain, disability or functional status (all p>0.20).Conclusion Individuals with CLBP demonstrated improved muscle performance and clinical outcomes after EBPT, though these improvements were independent of each other. Better absolute lumbar extensor muscle performance correlated with higher pain self-efficacy, and greater treatment response corresponded with lower fear-avoidance. These data suggest that pain coping strategies and addressing fear avoidance through educational and exposure-based interventions may be a target for modifying muscle performance in CLBP.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, New York, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Ryan Lebens"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Livara Health, San Diego, California, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Lara Havandjian"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Orthopedic Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Armin Zavareh"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Livara Health, San Diego, California, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Lissa Taitano"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Livara Health, San Diego, California, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Connor Richards"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Livara Health, San Diego, California, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Kamshad Raiszadeh"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Orthopedic Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA"
      ],
      "name": "Bahar Shahidi"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Role of psychosocial factors in muscle performance and response to outpatient supervised exercise-based physical therapy in individuals with chronic low back pain: a prospective cohort analysis",
  "uid": "94402272-e501-5ec6-872d-e8b3cbce4938"
}