Cochrane · systematic review · CD009790
Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain
Hayden, JA, Ellis, J, Ogilvie, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 20%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 20%Moderate 3 · 60%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
Summary of findings: Exercise treatment compared with no treatment, usual care or placebo for chronic low back pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity (0‐100; 0 = no pain): Earliest Summary of findings: Exercise treatment vs no treatment, usual care or placebo | no estimate extracted | 2746 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Functional limitations (0‐100; 0 = no functional limitations): Earliest Summary of findings: Exercise treatment vs no treatment, usual care or placebo | no estimate extracted | 2942 participants | Moderate |
Summary of findings: Exercise treatment compared with other conservative treatments for chronic low back pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity (0‐100 points; 0 = no pain): Earliest Summary of findings: Exercise treatment vs other conservative treatments | no estimate extracted | 6295 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Functional limitations (0‐100 points; 0 = no functional limitations): Earliest Summary of findings: Exercise treatment vs other conservative treatments | no estimate extracted | 6004 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
*The anticipated absolute effects without exercise come from the range of outcomes at Summary of findings: Exercise treatment vs other conservative treatments | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |