Exercise Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain in the Elderly: A Meta-Analysis .
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.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 Timed Up and Go Test, and quality of life measured by the Short-Form 36 (SF-36). The results of the meta-analysis found exercise therapy to significantly improve pain, function, and physical and mental quality of life compared to control treatments. In particular, strength training programs with at least three 60 minute sessions per week provided the best results.
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