SynthesisEuropean journal of pain (London, England)2016
Leisure-time physical activity and sciatica: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Synthesis in European journal of pain (London, England), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk factors for neck pain in college students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Physical Activity Intervention Effects on Physical Function Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of aging and physical activity · 2017Pooled it
- Pragmatic neural tissue management improves short-term pain and disability in patients with sciatica: a single-arm clinical trial.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2019Trial
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- Association of accelerometer-measured physical activity, back static muscular endurance and abdominal obesity with radicular pain and non-specific low back pain.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Association between spinal disorders and different domains of physical activity among young adult men.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Prevalence and patterns of musculoskeletal pain among undergraduate students of occupational therapy and physiotherapy in a South African university.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2021Article
- Peripheral and Central Pathological Mechanisms of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2021Review
- AAAPT Diagnostic Criteria for Acute Low Back Pain with and Without Lower Extremity Pain.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2020Review
- The profile of chiropractors managing patients with low back-related leg pain: analyses of 1907 chiropractors from the ACORN practice-based research network.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Article
- Risk factors for sciatica leading to hospitalization.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 · 2018Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveThe role of leisure-time physical activity in sciatica is uncertain. This study aimed to assess the association of leisure-time physical activity with lumbar radicular pain and sciatica. DATABASES AND DATA TREATMENT: Literature searches were conducted in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar and ResearchGate databases from 1964 through August 2015. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed, and heterogeneity and small-study bias were assessed.
resultsTen cohort (N = 82,024 participants), four case-control (N = 9350) and four cross-sectional (N = 10,046) studies qualified for meta-analysis. In comparison with no regular physical activity, high level of physical activity (≥4 times/week) was inversely associated with new onset of lumbar radicular pain or sciatica in a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies [risk ratio (RR) = 0.88, 95% CI 0.78-0.99, I
conclusionsThis meta-analysis suggests that moderate to high level of leisure physical activity may have a moderate protective effect against development of lumbar radicular pain. However, a large reduction in risk (>30%) seems unlikely. WHAT DOES THIS REVIEW ADD: Leisure-time physical activity may reduce the risk of developing lumbar radicular pain.
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