Leslie Verville, Rachel Ogilvie, Cesar A Hincapié, Danielle Southerst, Hainan Yu, André Bussières, Douglas P Gross, Paulo Pereira, Silvano Mior, Andrea C Tricco, Christine Cedraschi, Ginny Brunton, Margareta Nordin, Gaelan Connell, Jessica J Wong, Heather M Shearer, Joyce G B Lee, Dan Wang, Jill A Hayden, Carol Cancelliere
PURPOSE: Evaluate benefits and harms of structured exercise programs for chronic primary low back pain (CPLBP) in adults to inform a World Health Organization (WHO) standard clinical guideline. METHODS: We searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in electronic databases (inception to 17 May 2022). Eligible RCTs targeted structured exercise programs compared to placebo/sham, usual care, or no intervention (including comparison interventions where the attributable effect of exercise could be isolated)...
November 22, 2023: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation