AIM: The present study was conducted in order to evaluate the effect of brief education proper body mechanics on low-back pain of patients with Lumbar disc hernia (LDH). MATERIAL AND METHODS: This paper describes and randomize control trial of back pain education in a Turkish secondary care setting. The study was completed with 90 voluntary patients who were admitted to physical therapy and rehabilitation clinic. Body mechanics education with routine care was given to intervention group (n = 42) during discharge while control group (n = 48) got only routine care. An information form and visual analogue scale (VAS) was applied in both intervention and controls groups by the researches at the hospital and by telephone call 3 months later. Change in a a visual analogue scale (VAS) is used as the primary outcome measure. Data were analysed with t test. p < 0.05 was set as statistically significant. A statistically significant reduction in mean VAS score of education group patients with LDH 3 months later was determined (t = 4.372, p < 0.001). RESULTS: It was detected that a planned education including using proper body mechanics was effective for reducing the seventy of pain of patients with LDH. CONCLUSION: The planned brief education was significantly reduced the seventy of pain of patients with LDH. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Education programs an effective method to decrease pain people with LDH.

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