ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2017
Effectiveness of a standardised exercise programme for recurrent neck and low back pain: a multicentre, randomised, two-arm, parallel group trial across 34 fitness clubs in Finland.
Article in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05916794 (Comparative Effects of Modified Cervical Retraction and Motor Control Therapeutics Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Disability in Patients With Cervical Spondylosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Comparative Effects of Modified Cervical Retraction and Motor Control Therapeutics Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion and Functional Disability in Patients With Cervical Spondylosis
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Ergonomic Association between Shoulder, Neck/Head Disorders and Sedentary Activity: A Systematic Review.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Pooled it
- Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Physical Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life in Office Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Workplace interventions for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Acute and long-term effect of specific and non-specific exercises in patients with chronic neck pain: A protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
- Occupational Health: Physical Activity, Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Quality of Life in Computer Workers: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Perception of Physical Activity and on the Perception of Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Computer Workers: Comparative Longitudinal Study Design.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Positive Effects of an Online Workplace Exercise Intervention during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life Perception in Computer Workers: A Quasi-Experimental Study Design.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Physical Exercise Is Confirmed to Reduce Low Back Pain Symptoms in Office Workers: A Systematic Review of the Evidence to Improve Best Practices in the Workplace.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2019Review
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Abstract
backgroundNeck and low back pain (LBP) are common in office workers. Exercise trials to reduce neck and LBP conducted in sport sector are lacking. We investigated the effectiveness of the standardised Fustra20Neck&Back exercise program for reducing pain and increasing fitness in office workers with recurrent non-specific neck and/or LBP.
methodVolunteers were recruited through newspaper and Facebook. The design is a multi-centre randomised, two-arm, parallel group trial across 34 fitness clubs in Finland. Eligibility was determined by structured telephone interview. Instructors were specially educated professionals. Neuromuscular exercise was individually guided twice weekly for 10 weeks. Webropol survey, and objective measurements of fitness, physical activity, and sedentary behavior were conducted at baseline, and at 3 and 12 months. Mean differences between study groups (Exercise vs Control) were analysed using a general linear mixed model according to the intention-to-treat principle.
resultsAt least moderate intensity pain (≥40 mm) in both the neck and back was detected in 44% of participants at baseline. Exercise compliance was excellent: 92% participated 15-20 times out of 20 possible. Intensity and frequency of neck pain, and strain in neck/shoulders decreased significantly in the Exercise group compared with the Control group. No differences in LBP and strain were detected. Neck/shoulder and trunk flexibility improved, as did quality of life in terms of pain and physical functioning.
conclusionsThe Fustra20Neck&Back exercise program was effective for reducing neck/shoulder pain and strain, but not LBP. Evidence-based exercise programs of sports clubs have potential to prevent persistent, disabling musculoskeletal problems.
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