The Ageing On research team has shown that lower back pain in caregivers is significantly improved by a 12-week program of physical exercise A study into professional caregivers of the elderly has revealed the importance of caregivers engaging in ongoing physical exercise, not only to reduce lower back pain, but also to improve psycho-affective aspects. The work is published in the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation . Several companies have started to implement the online program developed by the Ageing On research team.
Mainly older and middle-aged women, working class, with a very high prevalence of lower back pain and consequently possible psycho-affective problems and a poorer quality of life: This is the general profile of caregivers of the elderly. Who cares for the caregiver? This question or demand is not new in our society. Members of the Ageing On research group of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) asked themselves the following question: "How can we care for the caregivers?" The Ageing On group develops, among other things, physical exercise programs to maintain the functional capacity of older people.
"But we realized that there was another group, the caregivers of the elderly who could benefit from the advantages of individualized physical exercise, as the prevalence of lower back pain among caregivers is very high and directly and negatively affects their well-being," said researcher Ana Rodriguez-Larrad. So for several years, interventions have.
