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ArticlePhysical therapy research2018

Effectiveness of classic physical therapy proposals for chronic non-specific low back pain: a literature review.

Ferran Cuenca-Martínez, Sara Cortés-Amador, Gemma Victoria Espí-López

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Article in Physical therapy research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04555668 (Effect of Global Postural Reeducation Program With Hamstring Stretch for Patients With Low Back Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04555668 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Global Postural Reeducation Program With Hamstring Stretch for Patients With Low Back Pain

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2020 to 2020Enrolled78ConditionsBack PainArmsGlobal Postural Reeducation Program, Hamstring Stretch Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. [Nonpharmacological pain therapy for chronic pain].Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ferran Cuenca-MartínezDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Spain.
Sara Cortés-AmadorDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Spain.
Gemma Victoria Espí-LópezDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Physiotherapy, University of Valencia, Spain.
Universitat de València · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionChronic low back pain is a pathological process that compromises the functionality and quality of life worldwide. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of classical physiotherapy in the management of non-specific chronic low back pain.

methodsA literature search in English electronic databases was performed from November to December of 2015. Only those studies addressing chronic non-specific low back pain by manual therapy and different types of exercises methods were included, and those, which combined acute or subacute pain with systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines, were excluded. Studies involving cognitive-behavioral approaches were also excluded.

results487 studies were identified, 16 were analyzed and 10 were excluded. Of the 6 studies reviewed, 5 of them achieved a moderate quality and 1 of them was of a low quality. Back School exercises and McKenzie's method were all ineffective. Osteopathic spinal manipulation proved effective when performed on the lower back and the thoracic area but only immediately after it was received, and not in the medium or long term. Massages proved effective in the short term too, as well as the global postural reeducation although ultimately this study can be considered of a low methodological quality.

conclusionsBased on the data obtained, classical physiotherapy proposals show ineffectiveness in the treatment of chronic non-specific low back pain. More multidimensional studies are needed in order to achieve a better treatment of this condition, including the biopsychosocial paradigm.

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PMID30050749
PMCPMC6055602
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