Background While approximately 70% of chronic low back pain (CLBP) sufferers complain
of sleep disturbance, current literature is based on self report measures which can be prone …

Sleep disturbance is frequently reported by people with chronic low back pain (> 12 weeks;
CLBP), but few studies have comprehensively investigated sleep in this population. This …

Objectives: Sleep disturbance is prevalent among patients with chronic low back pain
(CLBP). This systematic review aimed to summarize the evidence regarding the:(1) temporal …

Objective To determine the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial investigating the
effectiveness of physiotherapy for sleep disturbance in chronic low back pain (CLBP)(≥ …

Although portable instruments have been used in the assessment of sleep disturbance for
patients with low back pain (LBP), the accuracy of the instruments in detecting sleep/wake …

Objectives: This study investigated the bidirectional relationship between the intensity of low
back pain (LBP) and sleep disturbance. Further, the study aimed to determine whether any …

Objectives Chronic low back pain (CLBP) adversely affects many quality of life components,
and is reported to impair sleep. The aim of this review was to determine the association …

Sleep problems are common in people with low back pain (LBP); however, the mechanisms
of how sleep influences pain are complex. To date there is a lack of prospective research on …

Objective To investigate the bidirectional relationship by determining whether baseline
sleep quality predicts pain intensity and whether baseline pain intensity predicts sleep …

Abstract Marin R, Cyhan T, Miklos W: Sleep disturbance in patients with chronic low back
pain. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2006; 85: 430–435. Objective: To document the relationship …