Running improves mental health symptoms and pain catastrophising in adults with chronic low back pain: a secondary analysis of the ASTEROID randomised controlled trial
Running improved mental health symptoms and pain catastrophising among adults with non-specific chronic low back pain when compared to waitlist control. Differences in pain catastrophising, yet not mental health symptoms, were clinically meaningful. Running appears to be an efficacious treatment for psychological comorbidities common among adults with non-specific chronic low back pain.
Authors
- Daniel L. Belavý (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9307-832X)
- Christopher Neason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7937-7737)
- Patrick J. Owen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3924-9375)
- Ulrike H. Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2298-8756)
- Claire L Samanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5035-7006)
- Scott D. Tagliaferri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3669-4131)
- Niamh L Mundell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5406-3216)
- Matthew J. Clarkson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0447-9269)
- Grace E. Vincent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7036-7823)
- Perry J Wittchen
Institutions
- Brigham Young University (US)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Orygen Youth Health (AU)
- Eastern Health (AU)
- Orygen (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Hochschule für Gesundheit - University of Applied Sciences (DE)
- Monash University (AU)
- Victoria University (AU)
- Central Queensland University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of science and medicine in sport
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2025.08.001
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39
Funders
- Australian Government
- Deakin University