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Exercise Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain in the Elderly: A Meta-Analysis

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November 2023

Exercise Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain in the Elderly: A Meta-Analysis

Vol: 305| Issue: 2| Number:4| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effects of exercise therapy on disability, mobility, and quality of life in the elderly with chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

J Orthop Surg Res. 2023 Jul 19;18(1):513.

Contributing Authors:
SK Zhang ML Gu T Zhang H Xu SJ Mao WS Zhou

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Sixteen randomized controlled trials including a total of 989 elderly patients with chronic low back pain were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis assessing the efficacy of exercise therapy (n=496) vs. a non-exercise control (n=493). Outcomes of interest included pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), function measured by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), mobility measured by the...

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