Research
Mixed
For chronic nonspecific low-back pain, exercise programs incorporating supervision, high dose (>20h), and individualized design provide larger effect sizes on pain and function.
For chronic back pain, choose supervised, individualized programs with high dose (>20h).
GoodQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
The authors estimated that an exercise program incorporating the most effective intervention characteristics would provide a larger effect size on pain of 18.1 points (95% CI 11.1 to 25.0) and an effect on function of 5.5 points (95% CI 0.5 to 10.5) on a 0–100 function scale.
Why this rating
Cochrane review and meta-regression.
Source
Prescribing exercise interventions for patients with chronic conditions
Tammy Hoffmann et al. · Canadian Medical Association Journal · 2016
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