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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020

Physical Activity for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain in Elderly Patients: A Systematic Review.

Gianluca Vadalà, Fabrizio Russo, Sergio De Salvatore, Gabriele Cortina, Erika Albo, Rocco Papalia, Vincenzo Denaro

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
8.2field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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.

NCT04534179 nacompletednot on this map

Vacuum Myofascial Therapy Device and Physical Activity for the Treatment of Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain. A Single Blind Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of CadizRan2020 to 2021Enrolled50ConditionsChronic Nonspecific Low Back PainArmsVacuum myofascial therapy and physical activity program., Physical activity program.
NCT06148896 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Combining Physiotherapy Group Exercise With Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Elderly With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled86ConditionsChronic Low Back PainArmsGrExPACT, GrEx
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. COVID-19 Pandemic Increases the Impact of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  7. The Effects of Workplace Interventions on Low Back Pain in Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gianluca VadalàDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7142-1660
Fabrizio RussoDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8566-8952
Sergio De SalvatoreDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9111-3638
Gabriele CortinaDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Erika AlboDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Rocco PapaliaDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Vincenzo DenaroDepartment of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Università Campus Bio-Medico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) affects nearly 20-25% of the population older than 65 years, and it is currently the main cause of disability both in the developed and developing countries. It is crucial to reach an optimal management of this condition in older patients to improve their quality of life. This review evaluates the effectiveness of physical activity (PA) to improve disability and pain in older people with non-specific CLBP. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were used to improve the reporting of the review. Individual risk of bias of single studies was assessed using Rob 2 tool and ROBINS-I tool. The quality of evidence assessment was performed using GRADE analysis only in articles that presents full data. The articles were searched in different web portals (Medline, Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, and CENTRAL). All the articles reported respect the following inclusion criteria: patients > 65 years old who underwent physical activities for the treatment of CLBP. A total of 12 studies were included: 7 randomized controlled trials (RCT), 3 non-randomized controlled trials (NRCT), 1 pre and post intervention study (PPIS), and 1 case series (CS). The studies showed high heterogeneity in terms of study design, interventions, and outcome variables. In general, post-treatment data showed a trend in the improvement for disability and pain. However, considering the low quality of evidence of the studies, the high risk of bias, the languages limitations, the lack of significant results of some studies, and the lack of literature on this argument, further studies are necessary to improve the evidences on the topic.

Indexed as

chronic low back paincyclingelderlyglobal postural rehabilitationhydrotherapyold aged patientsphysical activityphysical therapywalkingyoga

Identifiers

PMID32260488
PMCPMC7230826
OpenAlexW3014709179

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