Research

Adherence

For acute non-specific low back pain, exercise therapy is as effective as no treatment or other conservative treatments, showing no significant difference in pain relief or functional outcomes.

If you have acute low back pain, exercise therapy is safe and as effective as doing nothing or other conservative treatments. It does not provide superior pain relief compared to rest or standard care, so you can choose based on preference and ability to adhere.

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In acute low-back pain, exercise therapy is as effective as either no treatment or other conservative treatments.
Jill A. Hayden et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2005

Why this rating

Based on 11 RCTs (1192 participants), but results were conflicting and often low quality.

Source

Exercise therapy for treatment of non-specific low back pain

Jill A. Hayden et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2005

Meta-analysis · 61 studiesCited 880×
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