Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education With Conventional Physical Therapy in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

Low back pain is currently considered to be the most common cause of disability.When low back pain occurs sensitivity of body increases which decreases overall body activity.Physical inactivity negatively effects recovery from chronic low back pain.Patients with chronic low back pain experience psychological anxiety and depression which leads to fear of pain and movement.There are various treatment options for chronic low back pain.But most treatment options deal with biomedical aspect of disease.Pain neuroscience education deals with psychological aspect of disease.By combining both treatment options we will be able to evaluate the combined biopsychosocial aspect of treatment.This study will mainly focus on the education of patients regarding neuroscience be hind their chronic low back pain.

Inclusion Criteria:Both male and female of age 40-65 yearsPatients with chronic primary low back pain (medium risk patients on Start Back Screening Tool)Exclusion Criteria:patients with motor and sensory dysfunctionpatients with neurological abnormalities and muscle paalysispatients with dizziness and uncontrolled hypertensionpatients who could not take the basic posture of lumbar stabilization exercises because of pain