SynthesisJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2019
The effectiveness of McKenzie method compared to manual therapy for treating chronic low back pain: a systematic review.
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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.
Virtual McKenzie Exercises and Centralization of Pain: A Pilot Study
Comparative Effects of McGill and McKenzie Exercises on Pain, Range of Motion and Disability in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain
Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 68 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
- Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Myofascial Release for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2021Pooled it
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- 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
- Regional vs global physical therapy interventions to treat chronic pain in survivors of trauma: a randomized controlled trial.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2023Trial
- Ultrasound-Guided Stellate Ganglion Block Combined with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Postherpetic Neuralgia.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2022Trial
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- [Conservative combination therapy of sciatica due to lumbar disc herniation with mechanical physiotherapy (McKenzie), gabapentin, and transforaminal epidural injections].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2026Article
- A New Perspective on Lumbar Disc Herniation Management Using Prone Knee Extension.Case reports in medicine · 2026Article
- Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Core Stability Training for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- [Evidence-based interventions to treat chronic low back pain: treatment selection for a personalized medicine approach : German version].Schmerz (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- Chiropractic management of L5-S1 disc protrusion in an elite speed skater: a case report.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2025Article
- 14. Discogenic Low Back Pain.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Review
- Comparison of Guided Exercise and Self-Paced Exercise After Lumbar Spine Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Change in the Order of Activation of Lower Limb Muscles Relative to Spinal Extensors During the Janda Test and Change in Postural Balance in Patients with LBP After Muscle Energy Techniques.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- An update on non-pharmacological interventions for pain relief.Cell reports. Medicine · 2025Review
- Physiotherapeutic and non-conventional approaches in patients with chronic low-back pain: a level I Bayesian network meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management of Lower Back Pain Associated with Spinal Stenosis: A Narrative Review.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the McKenzie method compared to manual therapy in the management of patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). Randomised controlled trials evaluating the McKenzie method in treating CLBP in adults compared to manual therapy (MT) were searched in MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, and PEDro. The primary outcomes were pain and disability. Five trials were eligible for inclusion in the review, of which, most had a score of 8 out of 11 on the PEDro scale. At 2-3 months, all studies reported significant improvement in the pain level in the McKenzie group, and more than that in the MT group. At 6 months, significant improvements had occurred in the disability index reported by two trials in the McKenzie group than the MT group. At 12 months follow-up, there were no significant differences in measures of LBP, but three studies reported that the McKenzie method group had a better disability level than the MT group. In patients with CLBP, many pain measures showed that the McKenzie method is a successful treatment to decrease pain in the short term, while the disability measures determined that the McKenzie method is better in enhancing function in the long term.
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Registered trials
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