Cochrane · systematic review · CD006555

Exercises for prevention of recurrences of low‐back pain

Choi, BKL, Verbeek, JH, Tam, WWS, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2010 · Cochrane Library

Back and NeckAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 6 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Post‐treatment exercise compared to no intervention for preventing recurrences of low‐back pain

Population: patients with recurrences of low‐back pain
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Number of subjects with recurrent LBP
Post‐treatment exercise vs no intervention
RR 0.5 [0.34, 0.73]2 studies · 130 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Number of subjects with recurrent LBP
Post‐treatment exercise vs no intervention
RR 0.75 [0.53, 1.07]1 study · 66 participantsModerate
Time to LBP recurrence self‐report
Post‐treatment exercise vs no intervention
HR 0.43 [0.21, 0.87]1 study · 69 participantsModerate
Time to LBP recurrence self‐report
Post‐treatment exercise vs no intervention
HR 0.5 [0.28, 0.9]1 study · 66 participantsModerate
Number of recurrences of LBP recurrences. Scale from: 0 to 10.
Post‐treatment exercise vs no intervention
no estimate extracted2 studies · 154 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Number of recurrences of LBP Scale from: 0 to 10.
Post‐treatment exercise vs no intervention
no estimate extracted1 study · 66 participantsModerate