This study was carried out in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the Back Group project, in a Porto Alegre’s Basic Health Unit. We evaluated and re-evaluated 29 users before and after the participated in a Back Group. It’s were used the Visual Analogue Scale to assess pain, the Oswestry Disability Index to assess the functionality, and the questionnaire Item Short-Form Health Survey-SF-36 to assess the quality of life. The results, obtained from the Wilcoxon test (a=0.05), demonstrated the effectiveness of the Back Group in the improvement of the intensity of musculoskeletal pain (p<0.05), in the physical functioning (p=0.005), in the quality of life in the functional capacity (p=0.001), by the physical limitations (p=0.001), pain (p=0.001), vitality (p=0.004), emotional limitation (p=0.026) and mental health (p=0.010) dominions. It is concluded that the Back Group was effectiveness in the improved of the pain, function and quality of life’s users.
Back School; Functionality; Quality of life
