Retention
lumbar disorder, LBP, pain
NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE, FIBROMYALGIA, HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS, RHEUMATIC DISEASE, CHRONIC PAIN, DISEASES
Several patients communicated that they already had pain relief early during the intervention, while others experienced pain during the training. In a qualitative study involving individuals with chronic non-specific LBP, it has been pointed out that since exercise often does not give immediate pain reduction, it may be hard to recognize its benefits [It is worth noting that as many as 16 patients first provided consent but declined to participate before the baseline outcome measures were collected. The intervention required time and effort, and several enrolled patients had other diseases, such as rheumatic disease, neurological disease, fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis, in addition to chronic pain from lumbar disorder. The dropouts due to ‘medical reason’ should be viewed in light of few medical exclusion criteria. Almost no co-morbidities were excluded, based on experience that persons with many different health conditions experienced improvements by this intervention. The few medical exclusion criteria made it more likely that the enrolled patients were rather representative of typical patients with chronic LBP and/or leg pain.It has been mentioned that qigong practice may not suit everyone, as it requires frequent training [