Clinical effect of Lee's span method on nonspecific low back pain
Objective To evaluate the clinical effect of Lee's span method on nonspecific low back pain(NLBP).Methods Ninety-five patients with NLBP were randomly divided into the control group(n=47)and the treatment group(n=48).All patients were treated with routine nursing,and those in the treatment group were additionally treated with Lee's span method.A 4-week treatment was performed in the two groups.The changes in pain numerical rating scale(NRS)score,Oswe-stry Disability Index(ODI)score and simplified Chinese version of Fear-Avoidance Belief Questionnaire(FABQ-CHI)score before and after treatment were included as comparators between the two groups.Results The 2-week and 4-week scores of NRS,ODI and FABQ-CHI in the two groups were significantly lower than those before treatment(P<0.05).The 4-week NRS score,ODI score and FABQ-CHI score of the two groups were significantly lower than those of 2-week(P<0.05).Af-ter treatment,the NRS score,ODI score and FABQ-CHI score in the treatment group were significantly lower than those of the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion Lee's span method can effectively relieve the lumbar pain of patients with NLBP,im-prove lumbar function,and regulate the fear-avoidance psychology caused by pain.