Exercise Reduces Risk for Low Back Pain

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Exercise Reduces Risk for Low Back Pain


Exercise combined with education reduces the risk for a low back pain (LBP) episode, and exercise alone may reduce the risk for a LBP episode and the use of sick leave, a new study suggests.
Daniel Steffens, PhD, from the University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and colleagues published the results of their systematic review and meta-analysis online January 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
“To our knowledge, this review is the first to have included a variety of LBP prevention strategies and conducted a meta-analysis of [randomized controlled trials (RCTs)],” the authors write. “In our review, the combination of exercise and education was effective at long-term follow-up ([relative risk (RR)], 0.73 [95% [confidence interval (CI)], 0.55 to 0.96]), while exercise alone was not (RR, 1.04 [95% CI, 0.73 to 1.49]), suggesting that the distinction between exercise alone and exercise combined with education may be important.”
LBP is one of the most common health problems worldwide and creates a substantial financial burden in treatments and work absenteeism. And with aging populations, the number of people with LBP is likely to continue to increase during the coming years. The high recurrence rate of LBP is a key contributor to the burden of the condition, with approximately half of affected individuals experiencing a recurrent LBP episode within 1 year after recovering from a previous episode.



JAMA Intern Med. Published online January 11, 2016. Full text

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