ReviewJournal of physical therapy science2014
Effectiveness of sling exercise for chronic low back pain: a systematic review.
Review in Journal of physical therapy science, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Summarizing the effects of different exercise types in chronic low back pain - a systematic review of systematic reviews.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Corrective Exercises on Lumbar Lordotic Angle Correction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of Sling Exercise Training on Balance in Patients with Stroke: A Meta-Analysis.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
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- Is the novel suspension exercises superior to core stability exercises on some EMG coordinates, pain and range of motion of patients with disk herniation?Sport sciences for health · 2022Article
- Effects of 12-week lumbar stabilization exercise and sling exercise on lumbosacral region angle, lumbar muscle strength, and pain scale of patients with chronic low back pain.Journal of physical therapy science · 2018Article
- Comparison of physical function according to the lumbar movement method of stabilizing a patient with chronic low back pain.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
- Using ultrasound to assess the thickness of the transversus abdominis in a sling exercise.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2015Article
- Effectiveness of device-based therapy for conservative management of low back pain.Journal of physical therapy science · 2015Article
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
[Purpose] This study investigated effects of sling exercise for patients with chronic low back pain. [Methods] We reviewed all relevant papers indexed in PubMed, SCOPUS, and the Cochrane Registered Trials. Eligible trials were randomized controlled trials that compared sling exercise with any type of treatment. We extracted data on muscle thickness, muscle activation, pain, and disability, and assessed the methodological quality of the data. Seven studies met our inclusion criteria. [Results] When sling exercise had an impact on activation of the trunk muscles, increasing the trunk muscle thickness, and the reduction in pain and disability had been assessed shortly after the final exercise session, it was more effective than general exercise at activating trunk muscles, but not more effective at increasing trunk muscle thickness and improving pain and disability than general exercise. [Conclusion] As sling therapy studies are based on a small number of trials, we cannot draw conclusions about the therapeutic effects of sling exercise. When segmental stabilizing exercise and individually designed programs are added to sling exercise, it increases the effectiveness of sling exercise at improving low back pain. This should be the focus of future studies.
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