{"id":6266,"date":"2015-04-10T23:58:54","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T22:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2015-04-10T23:58:54","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T22:58:54","slug":"activity-among-people-with-chronic-low-back-pain-how-activity-behaviours-reflect-beliefs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/2015\/04\/10\/activity-among-people-with-chronic-low-back-pain-how-activity-behaviours-reflect-beliefs\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity among people with chronic low back pain: How activity behaviours reflect beliefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>For\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edx.org\/course\/body-matters-mcgillx-body101x#.VPXT-OGhH-V\">Body Matters, the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>23,000+ participants, led by Professor Ian Shrier, hosted by\u00a0McGill University, Canada.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>By\u00a0Kieran O&#8217;Sullivan\u00a0(<a class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kieranosull\">@<span class=\"u-linkComplex-target\">kieranosull<\/span><\/a>)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2015\/04\/UL-Kieran-OSullivan-011-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6267\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bjsm\/files\/2015\/04\/UL-Kieran-OSullivan-011-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"University of Limerick Kieran O'Sullivan.  .  Pic Sean Curtin Photo.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Disability due to chronic low back pain (CLBP) has actually increased in recent decades, indicating a need for\u00a0significant change in CLBP management<sup>1<\/sup>. Improved outcomes in other chronic health conditions (e.g. cardiovascular diseases, cancer), illustrate the requirement of changes in both (i) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">beliefs<\/span> and (ii) <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">behaviours<\/span>. For example, for cigarette smoking rates to be reduced, both clinicians and the public had to (i) really <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">believe<\/span> smoking was a major concern and (ii) only then did smoking <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">behaviours<\/span> shift to reflect this evidence.<\/p>\n<p>While we know that increasing activity levels among people with CLBP significantly reduces disability, people with CLBP often remain relatively inactive<sup>2<\/sup>. While this \u201cbehaviour\u201dmay be criticised, one may\u00a0argue that this is a sensible strategy to adopt based on their existing (albeit inaccurate) beliefs. <span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>For example, let\u2019s look at some common inaccurate beliefs held by people with CLBP:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The idea that pain is always an accurate indicator of whether a body part is damaged is still widely held<sup>3<\/sup>, despite being completely out of touch with contemporary neuroscience<sup>4<\/sup>. For example, people with what appears to be significant tissue \u201cdamage\u201d often report no pain, while others with seemingly \u201cnormal\u201d scans can report terrible pain<sup>5<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li>Many forms of activity, e.g. running<sup>6<\/sup> and bending<sup>7, 8<\/sup> which are not harmful to the body, are considered somewhat dangerous and a potential cause of \u201cwear and tear\u201d<sup>3<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, recuperation from CLBP is considered to be more related to the \u201cmagic\u201d hands (or needle \/ scalpel \/ scan) of the clinician or health service rather than factors the person themselves can learn to control such as physical activity, stress management, sleep and thoughts<sup>9<\/sup>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>When we consider even just these three widely held beliefs, it seems clear why people with CLBP avoid activity, as it is often associated (at least initially) with some pain, which they deem to be an indication of further damage. Add in the fact that healthcare programmes often significantly understate the role of self-management strategies such as physical activity, and the observed low levels of activity are not at all surprising.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, to increase activity levels among people with CLBP, we need to (i) shape their beliefs and better contextualise what is happening to their body (e.g. rarely is tissue damage the biggest concern); (ii) eliminate fears that everyday activities are dangerous even if they are difficult initially, and (iii) empower patients to regain control through active self-management strategies such as physical activity.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we could learn from other public health initiatives (e.g. non-smoking areas, taxation on cigarettes) and indeed other non-healthcare environments<sup>10, 11<\/sup> on how we can help shape these behaviours to make it easier for people to make a better, more active lifestyle choice<sup>12<\/sup> (e.g. why is the stairs usually harder to find than the elevator in a hotel; why are some cities more cyclist and pedestrian friendly).<\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Deyo, R.A., S.K. Mirza, J.A. Turner, et al., Overtreating chronic back pain: Time to back off? <em>Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine<\/em>, 2009. <strong>22<\/strong>(1): p. 62-68.<\/li>\n<li>Griffin, D.W., D. Harmon, and N. Kennedy, Do patients with chronic low back pain have an altered level and\/or pattern of physical activity compared to healthy individuals? A systematic review of the literature. <em>Physiotherapy<\/em>, 2012. <strong>98<\/strong>(1): p. 13-23.<\/li>\n<li>Goubert, L., G. Crombez, and I. De Bourdeaudhuij, Low back pain, disability and back pain myths in a community sample: prevalence and interrelationships. <em>Eur J Pain<\/em>, 2004. <strong>8<\/strong>(4): p. 385-394.<\/li>\n<li>Butler, D.S. and G.L. Moseley, <em>Explain Pain:(Revised and Updated)<\/em>. 2013: Noigroup Publications.<\/li>\n<li>Brinjikji, W., P. Luetmer, B. Comstock, et al., Systematic Literature Review of Imaging Features of Spinal Degeneration in Asymptomatic Populations. <em>American Journal of Neuroradiology<\/em>, 2015: In Press.<\/li>\n<li>Lane, N., J. Oehlert, D. Bloch, et al., The relationship of running to osteoarthritis of the knee and hip and bone mineral density of the lumbar spine: a 9 year longitudinal study. <em>The Journal of Rheumatology<\/em>, 1998. <strong>25<\/strong>(2): p. 334-341.<\/li>\n<li>Wai, E., D. Roffey, P. Bishop, et al., Causal assessment of occupational lifting and low back pain: results of a systematic review. <em>Spine J<\/em>, 2010. <strong>10<\/strong>(6): p. 554-566.<\/li>\n<li>Wai, E., D. Roffey, P. Bishop, et al., Causal assessment of occupational bending or twisting and low back pain: results of a systematic review. <em>Spine J<\/em>, 2010. <strong>10<\/strong>(1): p. 76-88.<\/li>\n<li>Verbeek, J., M.-J. Sengers, L. Riemens, et al., Patient expectations of treatment for back pain: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative studies. <em>Spine<\/em>, 2004. <strong>29<\/strong>(20): p. 2309-2318.<\/li>\n<li>Heath, C. and D. Heath, <em>Switch: How to change when change is hard<\/em>. 2010, New York: Broadway Books.<\/li>\n<li>Thaler, R.H. and C.R. Sunstein, <em>Nudge<\/em>. 2008: Yale University Press.<\/li>\n<li>Trost, S.G., S.N. Blair, and K.M. Khan, Physical inactivity remains the greatest public health problem of the 21st century: evidence, improved methods and solutions using the \u20187 investments that work\u2019as a framework. <em>Br J Sports Med<\/em>, 2014. <strong>48<\/strong>(3): p. 169-170.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>********<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Dr Kieran O\u2019Sulliva<\/strong>n is a lecturer at the Department of Clinical Therapies at the University of Limerick, Ireland. He has been awarded \u20ac1 million in funding and has over fifty peer-reviewed publications. He has been awarded \u2018specialist\u2019 status by the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists. 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