Views and suggestions of women exercisers with chronic spinal pain regarding pre-recorded exercise sessions after their participation in an internet-based program: a pilot study
Keywords:
pre-recorded exercise programs, home exercise, internet-based exercise, chronic neck pain, chronic low back painAbstract
Chronic neck pain (CNP) and chronic low back pain (CLBP) are serious health problems that show an increasing trend internationally. Although exercise is recommended as a key treatment modality, many patients report several barriers to participation, even in programs that are prescribed to be performed at home or are internet-based. The aim of the present research was to investigate the views of women with CNP and/or CLBP regarding online exercise programs and to record their suggestions for their eventual improvement. 10 women who had completed 18 prerecorded sessions of myofascial training (3 times weekly, for 6 weeks, at a self-selected time) completed a questionnaire containing open and close-ended questions. Elements that were positively evaluated were the short duration of the sessions, the possibility to exercise at a time individually chosen, the control of their consistency by the trainer, the confidence they felt due to feasible exercises and detailed instructions, and the perceived benefit of the program (reduction of pain, improvement of everyday life). Most of the negative elements noted were related to the nature of the program (unsupervised online exercise program, lack of interactivity) and are not amenable to improvement in the strict context of this type of program.
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