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SynthesisJournal of occupational rehabilitation2009

Exercise for the primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of low back pain in the workplace: a systematic review.

Julie Ann Bell, Angus Burnett

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Synthesis in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06004284 (Effect of Exercise Given to Factory Workers With Ergonomics Training on Pain and Functionality), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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47citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT06004284 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Exercise Given to Factory Workers With Ergonomics Training on Pain and Functionality

TypeinterventionalSponsorUskudar UniversityRan2023 to 2023Enrolled54ConditionsWork-related Illness, Work Accident, Occupational DiseasesArmscontrol, exercise group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 157 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Economic Evaluations of Physical Exercise at Work: A Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026
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  19. Exercises for the prevention of non-specific low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Julie Ann BellCentre for Research into Disability and Society, School of Occupational Therapy and Social Work, Curtin University of Technology, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia. j.netto@curtin.edu.au
Angus Burnett
Curtin University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLow back pain (LBP) is one of the most costly conditions to manage in occupational health. Individuals with chronic or recurring LBP experience difficulties returning to work due to disability. Given the personal and financial cost of LBP, there is a need for effective interventions aimed at preventing LBP in the workplace. The aim of this systematic review was to examine the effectiveness of exercises in decreasing LBP incidence, LBP intensity and the impact of LBP and disability.

methodsA comprehensive literature search of controlled trials published between 1978 and 2007 was conducted and a total of 15 studies were subsequently reviewed and analyzed.

resultsThere was strong evidence that exercise was effective in reducing the severity and activity interference from LBP. However, due to the poor methodological quality of studies and conflicting results, there was only limited evidence supporting the use of exercise to prevent LBP episodes in the workplace. Other methodological limitations such as differing combinations of exercise, study populations, participant presentation, workloads and outcome measures; levels of exercise adherence and a lack of reporting on effect sizes, adverse effects, and types of sub-groups, make it difficult to draw definitive conclusions on the efficacy of workplace exercise in preventing LBP.

conclusionsOnly two out of the 15 studies reviewed were high in methodological quality and showed significant reductions in LBP intensity with exercise. Future research is needed to clarify which exercises are effective and the dose-response relationships regarding exercise and outcomes.

Indexed as

Exercise TherapyHumansLow Back PainOccupational DiseasesPrimary PreventionResearch DesignSecondary PreventionTertiary PreventionTreatment OutcomeWorkplace

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PMID19219537
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