Introduction:‎‏ ‏Non-specific low back pain has become a major public health problem worldwide. ‎The lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported to be as high as 84%, and the prevalence of ‎chronic low back pain is about 23%, with 11–12% of the population being disabled by low back ‎pain. The study aimed to investigate the efficacy and follow-up of Adding pain education to the ‎Postural Restoration ‎ exercises on pain, and disability in patients with chronic non-specific low ‎back pain.‎
Methods: Seventy participants with chronic non-specific low back pain were recruited and ‎randomly divided into ‎the adding Pain Education to the Postural Restoration, and Control ‎groups (35 individuals for ‎each group). The group adding pain training to postural ‎restoration ‎exercises received the selected protocol for 8 weeks and 3 sessions every week. ‎However, the Control group received no ‎intervention. Pain intensity (numeric pain scale), and ‎disability (Roland–Morris disability ‎questionnaire) were measured in the pre-test, post-test, and ‎‎3-month follow-up.‎
Results: Also, the intervention group significantly reduced pain (p≤0.005) and improved ‎disability (p≤0.005) compared to the control group. On the other hand, the intervention ‎significantly on 3-month follow-up reduced pain (p≤0.005) and improved disability (p≤0.005) ‎compared to the control group.‎
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that Adding pain education to the Postural ‎Restoration exercises was superior ‎to the control group in terms of ‎pain, and disability. This ‎intervention is suggested as an effective ‎intervention with follow-up for ‎improving the outcomes ‎related to patients with chronic ‎non-specific low back pain‎