ReviewJournal of physical therapy science2019
Effects of McKenzie and stabilization exercises in reducing pain intensity and functional disability in individuals with nonspecific chronic low back pain: a systematic review.
Review in Journal of physical therapy science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
Comparative Effects of Brunkow Program and Lumbar Stabilization Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion and Disability in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain
Effect of Different Positions During Traction on Pain, Function, and Range of Motion in Adults with Non-specific Low Back Pain
Comparative Effects of McGill and McKenzie Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion and Disability in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain
Comparative Effects of Mckenzie and William Exercises on Pain, Disability and Quality of Life in Patients With Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of telerehabilitation exercises in low back pain: a systematic review.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Pooled it
- Management of low back pain and lumbosacral radicular syndrome: the Guideline of the Royal Dutch Society for Physical Therapy (KNGF).European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Guideline
- How to tackle non-specific low back pain among adult patients? A systematic review with a meta-analysis to compare four interventions.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of McKenzie exercises plus stabilization exercises versus McKenzie exercises alone on disability, pain, and range of motion in patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- 14. Discogenic Low Back Pain.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Review
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- Physiotherapeutic and non-conventional approaches in patients with chronic low-back pain: a level I Bayesian network meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Quality of Life, Disability Level, and Pain Intensity among Patients after Lumbar Disc Surgery: An Observational Three-Month Follow-Up Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Interventions for the Management of Acute and Chronic Low Back Pain: Revision 2021.The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- Efficacy of lumbar kinetic chain training for staged rehabilitation after percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of this review is to compare the effect of McKenzie and stabilization exercises in reducing pain and disability in individuals with chronic nonspecific low back pain. [Methods] A systematic literature review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were performed using 6 databases. The quality of reviewed articles were assessed by the risk of bias using the Cochrane collaboration's tool. [Results] A total of 829 articles were found from the databases, of which 10 were finally selected to be included in this review. The overall risk of bias assessment indicated that the risk of bias was low in one study and high in the other nine studies. One study reported reduced pain and two studies reported reduced functional disability in the McKenzie exercise group compared to other exercises. Two studies reported reduced pain and three studies reported reduced functional disability in the stabilization exercise group compared to other exercises. In two studies, the stabilization exercise group was as effective as McKenzie exercise group in reducing pain and functional disability in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. [Conclusion] Only two studies compared stabilization and McKenzie exercises in the management of chronic nonspecific low back pain. Therefore, insufficient evidence is available to draw any conclusive comparison on the effects of McKenzie and stabilization exercises in chronic nonspecific low back pain. However, both McKenzie and stabilization exercises was better than conventional exercise programs in reducing functional disability in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.
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