Prevention of non-specific back pain through exercise and education: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Hernandez-Lucas, Pablo 3
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Leirós-Rodríguez, Raquel
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- Lopez-Barreiro, Juan 1
- García-Soidán, José L. 1
- 1 Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Pontevedra. Spain
- 2 SALBIS Research Group, Nursing and Physical Therapy Department, University of León, Ponferrada. Spain
- 3 Department of Functional Biology and Health Sciences, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Vigo, Pontevedra. Spain
ISSN: 1053-8127, 1878-6324
Année de publication: 2023
Pages: 1-14
Type: Article
D'autres publications dans: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Résumé
BACKGROUND: Clinical practice guidelines stress the importance of prevention and treatment of non-specific back pain through exercise therapy. However, it has not yet been confirmed whether the combination of exercise plus education is more effective than such interventions taken separately. OBJECTIVE: To determine if the combination of exercise plus education is more effective for the prevention of non-specific back pain than exercise or education alone. METHOD: A systematic search of studies whose sample consisted of participants without non-specific back pain (primary prevention) and participants with non-specific back pain (secondary and tertiary prevention) was conducted in the following databases in March 2023: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Medline. RESULTS: A total of 16 articles were selected. Statistically significant results were found in the pain variable with SMD =-2.02 (95% CI =-2.71 to -1.33; p< 0.001), the disability variable with SMD =-1.14 (95% CI =-1.63 to -0.65; p< 0.001), and the kinesiophobia variable with SMD =-1.8 (95% CI =-2.54 to -1.05; p< 0.001). CONCLUSION: Interventions that combine exercise and education seem to have a greater preventive effect on non-specific back pain, disability and kinesiophobia than those that include exercise or education in an isolated manner.