FORGET the latest technology and advances in medicine: the way to treat low back pain could be really simple - so simple that even a baby could do it.
University of South Australia research suggests that relearning 'baby' movements such as crawling, rolling and squatting could help reduce discomfort and rebuild confidence in how people move.
The team developed a 12-week movement-based program called Motum, and tested it on 16 low back pain patients, with 16 control patients.
For the first four weeks of the program, participants carried out floor-based exercises including rolling, crawling and kneeling, which provide a safe, stable foundation to rebuild essential motor control.
They then progressed to more complex movements over the 12 weeks, supported by physiotherapists who tailor the exercises to individual abilities.
"We still need larger trials, but this pilot shows real potential," the researchers said.
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