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Close to 80% of Saskatchewan residents will suffer from chronic non-specific low back pain (ns-CLBP) at some point during their life. Typically ns-CLBP will introduce a host of other health issues such as sleep disturbance, weight gain and depression. To date, the most common modes of treatment for ns-CLBP have been massage and/or physical therapy with little research emphasis on exercise as an intervention (EI). Therefore, the goal of this project is to determine which: EI is associated with pain reduction, EI has greater adherence rates, variables influence adherence to EI, and which EI has the most significant impact on the ns-CLBP sufferers quality of life. The study’s participants will under-go baseline testing and evaluation, and then random assignment to a specific EI group. Once assigned to an EI group, exercise variety within each group will be provided to foster adherence. The duration of the study is 8-months allowing for physiological adaptation. The initial 6-months includes regular physical and psychological testing as well as regular subject contact, but in the final 2-months subject contact is removed. The research findings will aid in understanding the influence of a regular, progressive EI on the quality of life for those afflicted with ns-CLBP.

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