Wilhelmus Johannes Andreas Grooten, Carina Boström, Åsa Dedering, Marie Halvorsen, Roman P Kuster, Lena Nilsson-Wikmar, Christina B Olsson, Graciela Rovner, Elena Tseli, Eva Rasmussen-Barr
BACKGROUND: In chronic LBP (CLBP), guideline-endorsed treatment is to stay active, return to normal activity, and to exercise. Several reviews on various exercise types used in CLBP have been published. We aimed to identify systematic reviews of common exercise types used in CLBP, to appraise their quality, and to summarize and compare their effect on pain and disability. METHODS: We searched the databases OVID MEDLINE, EMBASE, COCHRANE LIBRARY, and WEB OF SCIENCE (Core collection) for systematic reviews and meta-analyses on adults between 18 and 70 years of age suffering from chronic or recurrent LBP for a period of at least 12 weeks, which investigated the effects of exercises on pain and disability...
August 22, 2022: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders