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ReviewBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2006

Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain.

B W Koes, M W van Tulder, S Thomas

8 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 8 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 456 papers, 19 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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456citing papers in PubMed, 19 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02894125 completednot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a SPA Therapy to "Neyrac-les-Bains" to the Old Subject (60-80 Years Old) With a Chronic Low Back Pain.

TypeobservationalSponsorUniversity Hospital, Clermont-FerrandRan2015 to 2016Enrolled100ConditionsChronic Low Back PainArmsSPA Therapy
NCT03449810 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Effectiveness of Muscles Energy Technique on Quality of Life and Trunk Muscles Functions in Patients With Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of KwaZuluRan2019 to 2019Enrolled125ConditionsChronic Non-specific Low Back PainArmsDSE plus MET group A, DSE alone group B, Standard Physiotherapy treatment group C
NCT03502187 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Home-based Approaches for Subacute Low Back Pain in Active Duty: Randomized, Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of TennesseeRan2018 to 2020Enrolled133ConditionsSubacute Low Back PainArmsProgressive Exercise Plan, NeuromuscularElectricalStimulation(NMES), Primary Care Management (PCM)
NCT05571124 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

The Implementation of a Web-based Workplace Exercise Intervention in the Reduction of Spinal Pain in Sedentary Administrative Personnel: Protocol of a Mixed Methodology Study.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversitat de LleidaRan2023 to 2024Enrolled66ConditionsBack Pain, Sedentary BehaviorArmsTherapeutic Exercise Intervention
NCT06303388 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Bruegger's Exercises Versus Egoscue Exercise on Lower Cross Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled34ConditionsLower Cross SyndromeArmsBruegger,s Exercise, Egoscue Exercise
NCT06728215 completednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

CRET Therapy in Low Back Pain Treatment.

TypeobservationalSponsorD&V FARMA srlRan2023 to 2024Enrolled52ConditionsLow Back PainArmsCRET 1, CRET 2
NCT07026045 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Post Isometric Relaxation Versus Post Facilitation Stretch Techniques on Pain, Mobility and Disability in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2025 to 2025Enrolled42ConditionsLow Back PainArmsPost isometric relaxation (Lewit,s), Post-Facilitation Stretch Technique (Janda's technique)
NCT07672197 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Influence of the Stretching Technique on the Psoas Major Muscle on Chronic Lumbar Pain in Cleaning Professionals: Randomized Controlled Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorEscola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do PortoRan2026 to 2026Enrolled30ConditionsLumbar Pain, Non-specific Low Back Pain (NSLBP)ArmsPsoas stretching technique, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

456 citing papers in PubMed, 19 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  4. Antidepressants for low back pain and spine-related leg pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  12. Mobile technologies for rehabilitation in non-specific spinal disorders: a systematic review of the efficacy and potential for implementation in low- and middle-income countries.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
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  15. The McKenzie method for (sub)acute non-specific low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023
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  16. Neural mobilization in low back and radicular pain: a systematic review.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2023
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  18. Yoga for chronic non-specific low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022
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396 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

B W KoesDepartment of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, Netherlands. b.koes@erasmusmc.nl
M W van Tulder
S Thomas

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

Low Back PainAcute DiseaseChronic DiseaseCounselingDiagnostic ImagingForecastingHumansPatient Education as TopicPractice Guidelines as TopicPrognosisTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID16777886
PMCPMC1479671

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