Exercises for prevention of recurrences of low-back pain

• Published in: Occupational and Environmental Medicine Vol. 67; no. 11; pp. 795 - 796
• Main Authors: Choi, Brian K L, Verbeek, Jos H, Wai-San Tam, Wilson, Jiang, Johnny Y
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: London BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 01.11.2010; BMJ Publishing Group; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Arthritis; back disorders; Back pain; Bias; Biological and medical sciences; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Diseases of the spine; Evidence-Based Medicine - methods; Exercise; Exercise Therapy - methods; Health outcomes; Humans; Intervention; intervention studies; Low back pain; Low Back Pain - prevention & control; Medical sciences; Occupational health and safety; Occupational health practice; Pain; Quality; Review; Secondary Prevention; Sick leave; Studies; Physical exercise; Human; Prevention; Relapse; Pain; Lumbar spine; Low back pain; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Rachialgia; Spine disease; Bibliographic review; Public health
• ISSN: 1351-0711; 1470-7926
• DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.059873

The components of an effective exercise programme are difficult to specify because the contents of the exercise programmes varied and did not relate to the outcomes. [...]any general exercise such as stretching, back and abdominal muscle strengthening and endurance training could be sufficient. There is conflicting evidence concerning exercises as part of treatment for reducing the number of recurrences in patients with acute and subacute back pain.