Exercise vs NSAIDs
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · young women with suspected primary dysmenorrhoea
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 122 participantsVery low
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
18 questions · 18 findings · 10 reviews
No studies found 2 · 11.1%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 8 · 44.4%Low 6 · 33.3%Moderate 2 · 11.1%High 0 · 0%
Exercise vs no treatment
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · young women with suspected primary dysmenorrhoea
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted9 studies · 632 participantsLow
Flexibility exercise training vs aerobic exercise training
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · adults with fibromyalgia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted5 studies · 266 participantsVery low
Exercise therapy vs psychological treatment
Pain intensity (end of intervention, unidentified 0‐10 scale) · men and women aged over 18 years with chronic fatigue syndrome
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Exercise therapy vs psychological treatment
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · men and women aged over 18 years with chronic fatigue syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 43 participantsVery low
Exercise therapy vs control
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · men and women aged over 18 years with chronic fatigue syndrome
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 43 participantsVery low
Summary of findings ‐ Exercise A vs Exercise B
Reduction in pain intensity · participants with haemophilia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 27 participantsLow
Aerobic exercise vs control
Pain intensity (0‐10cm visual analogue scale) · patients with fibromyalgia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted6 studies · 351 participantsLow
Ai Chi Exercises vs sham
Reduction in pain intensity · chronic musculoskeletal pain in people with MS
1 finding from 1 review
- Non‐pharmacological interventions for chronic pain in multiple sclerosis 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 73 participantsVery low
Therapeutic ultrasound plus exercise vs exercise
At least 30% reduction in pain · adults with chronic low‐back pain
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Therapeutic ultrasound plus exercise vs exercise
Pain intensity VAS (0 to 100; 0 = no pain, 100 = worst pain) · adults with chronic low‐back pain
It is very uncertain whether therapeutic ultrasound plus exercise changes pain intensity Scale: VAS (100‐point scale; higher scores mean… compared with exercise alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 70 participantsVery low
Exercise vs no intervention
Reduction in pain intensity · participants with haemophilia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 18 participantsVery low
Whole body vibration plus mixed exercise vs control
Pain Intensity assessed by FIQ scale, 0 to 100 mm, 0 is no pain · patients with fibromyalgia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 21 participantsVery low
Chronic MND: Cervical Stretch/ROM Exercises + Dynamic Cervical Stabilization vs sham
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · patients with chronic MND
Chronic MND: Cervical Stretch/ROM Exercises + Dynamic Cervical… showed no clear difference in pain Intensity: VAS 0 no pain to 100 worst pain ( compared with SHAM (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- mean difference 0.041 study · 50 participantsLow
Chronic MND: Cervical/UE Stretch/ROM Exercise + Cervical/UE Strengthening + Dynamic Cervical Stabilization vs sham
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · patients with chronic MND
Chronic MND: Cervical/UE Stretch/ROM Exercise + Cervical/UE… showed no clear difference in pain Intensity: VAS 0 no pain to 100 worst pain ( compared with PLACEBO or SHAM (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- mean difference 0.261 study · 77 participantsLow
Chronic MND: Cervical Stretch/ROM Exercises + Cervical/Scapulothoracic Strengthening + Static/Dynamic Cervical/Shoulder Stabilization vs WAIT LIST
Pain intensity VAS (0 to 100; 0 = no pain, 100 = worst pain) · patients with chronic mechanical neck disorders
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 147 participantsModerate
Chronic MND: Cervical/UE Stretch/ROM Exercises + Cervical/Scapulothoracic+/‐UE Strengthening + Dynamic/Static Cervical Stabilization + ANOTHER INTERVENTION vs THAT SAME INTERVENTION
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · patients with mechanical neck disorders
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 241 participantsModerate
Low‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care vs usual prenatal care
Pain intensity measured by a number of different measurements; lower score = better. · pregnant women with back pain
Low‐back pain: any exercises + usual prenatal care showed no clear difference in pain intensity measured by a number of different measurements; lower… compared with usual prenatal care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for preventing and treating low‐back and pelvic pain during pregnancy 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted7 studies · 645 participantsLow