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A 12-month home-based exercise program reduces the risk of LBP in office workers

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June 2014

A 12-month home-based exercise program reduces the risk of LBP in office workers

Vol: 3| Issue: 6| Number:85| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A prospective, cluster-randomized controlled trial of exercise program to prevent low back pain in office workers

Eur Spine J. 2014 Apr;23(4):786-93. doi: 10.1007/s00586-014-3212-3. Epub 2014 Feb 4

Contributing Authors:
R Sihawong P Janwantanakul W Jiamjarasrangsi

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563 full-time office workers with limited trunk extension range of motion and trunk muscle endurance were randomized to either undergo a 12-month, home-based exercise program (focusing on trunk muscle stretching and endurance exercises), or not. The purpose of this study was to determine whether this exercise program had an effect on the incidence of low back pain (LBP), as well as pain severity, ...

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