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Active Care Research
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Low Back Pain
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1. Kwon, MA et al. A Correlation between Low Back Pain and Associated Factors: A Study Involving 772 Patients who had Undergone General Physical Examination. J Korean Med Sci. Dec; 21 (6): 1086-91 (2006)
Many factors are associated with the development of low back pain.
Among them, exercise, obesity, smoking, age, educational level and stress are the most common.
This study examined the association of these factors with low back pain.
An additional aim was to determine a procedure for preventing low back pain.
- Individuals who exercised regularly 3-4 times per week would have a lower chance of having low back pain than those who did not exercise regularly.
- Regular exercise 3-4 times per week or more would be most effective in reducing the incidence and duration of low back pain.
2. Goldby, LJ. A randomized controlled trial investigating the efficiency of musculoskeletal physiotherapy on chronic low back disorder. Spine. May 1:31 (10): 1083-93 (2006).
A total of 346 subjects were randomized in different groups.
Some subjects performed specific spinal stabilization exercises, while another group of subjects were did not participate in spinal stabilization exercises.
The study took place over a 10-week time period and data was collected at baseline, and 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after intervention.
Data was evaluated for intensity of low back pain, disability, handicap, medication, and quality of life.
Subjects in the spinal stabilization group experienced a reduction in pain, dysfunction, disability, and medication utilization.
3. Hayden, JA et al. Meta-analysis: exercise therapy for nonspecific low back pain. Ann Intern Med. 2005 May 3; 142 (9):765-75.
Exercise therapy is widely used as an intervention in low back pain.
The objective of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of exercise therapy in adult nonspecific acute, subacute, and chronic low back pain versus no treatment and other conservative treatments.
- Evidence suggests that exercise therapy is effective in chronic back pain.
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