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An 8 session exercise programme was effective for subacute or chronic low back pain

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebm.5.3.77

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    (1999) BMJ 319, 279. Moffett JK, Torgerson D, Bell-Syer S, et al.. Randomised controlled trial of exercise for low back pain: clinical outcomes, costs, and preferences.. Jul 31;. :. –83.
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 QUESTION: In patients with subacute or chronic low back pain, does a community exercise programme help them return to normal activities?

    Design

    Randomised {allocation concealed*}†, blinded {outcome assessors},*† controlled trial with 1 year follow up.

    Setting

    General practices in the York region of England.

    Patients

    187 patients who were 18 to 60 years of age (mean age 42 y, 57% women), had mechanical low back pain for ≥4 weeks but <6 months, and were deemed medically fit for exercise by their general practitioners (GPs). Exclusion criteria included serious spinal pathological findings, concurrent use of physiotherapy, or inability to attend exercise classes. Follow up was 87% and 91% at 6 and 12 months, respectively.

    Intervention

    Patients were allocated to an exercise program, 8 one hour sessions over 4 weeks …

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    Footnotes

    • Sources of funding: Arthritis Research Campaign; Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority; National Back Pain Association.

    • For correspondence: Dr JK Moffett, Institute of Rehabilitation, University of Hull, Hull HU3 2PG, UK. Fax +44 (0)1482 675636.

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    • ↵† Information supplied by author.