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ArticlePeerJ2020

Effectiveness of specific stabilization exercise compared with traditional trunk exercise in women with non-specific low back pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Eduard Minobes-Molina, Maria Rosa Nogués, Montse Giralt, Carme Casajuana, Dyego Leandro Bezerra de Souza, Javier Jerez-Roig, Marta Romeu

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Article in PeerJ, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02103036 (Valuation of the Low Back Pain Treated With Different Types of Active Exercises in Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT02103036 naunknown statusnot on this map

Valuation of the Low Back Pain Treated With Different Types of Active Exercises in Women

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity Rovira i VirgiliRan2014 to 2015Enrolled30ConditionsLow Back PainArmsCore Stability Exercises (CSE), Traditional Back School, TENS, Infra-red
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eduard Minobes-MolinaResearch group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences- (M3O), Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare, Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), Vic, Barcelona, Spain.
Maria Rosa NoguésDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Rovira i Virgili University, Reus, Tarragona, Spain.
Montse GiraltDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Rovira i Virgili University, Reus, Tarragona, Spain.
Carme CasajuanaDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Rovira i Virgili University, Reus, Tarragona, Spain.
Dyego Leandro Bezerra de SouzaDepartment of Collective Health, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Javier Jerez-RoigResearch group on Methodology, Methods, Models and Outcomes of Health and Social Sciences- (M3O), Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare, Centre for Health and Social Care Research (CESS), University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVIC-UCC), Vic, Barcelona, Spain.
Marta RomeuDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Rovira i Virgili University, Reus, Tarragona, Spain.
Universidad Rovira i Virgili · ESUniversitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya · ESUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNon-specific low back pain (LBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide. The primary physiotherapeutic treatment for LBP is physical exercise, but evidence suggesting a specific exercise as most appropriate for any given case is limited.

objectiveTo determine if specific stabilization exercise (SSE) is more effective than traditional trunk exercise (TTE) in reducing levels of pain, disability and inflammation in women with non-specific low back pain (LBP).

designA pilot randomized controlled trial was conducted in Rovira i Virgili University, Catalonia.

methodsThirty-nine females experiencing non-specific LBP were included in two groups: the TTE program and SSE program, both were conducted by a physiotherapist during twenty sessions. The primary outcome was pain intensity (10-cm Visual Analogue Scale). Secondary outcomes were disability (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire), and inflammation (IL-6 and TNF-

resultsMean group differences in change from baseline to post-intervention for TTE were: -4.5 points (CI 3.3 to 5.6) for pain, -5.1 points (CI 3.0 to 7.3) for disability, 0.19 pg/mL (95% CI [-1.6-1.2]) for IL-6 levels, and 46.2 pg/mL (CI 13.0 to 85.3) for TNF-

conclusionThis study suggests that both interventions (traditional trunk and specific stabilization exercises) are effective in reducing pain and disability in non-specific LBP patients, but the two programs produce different degrees of inflammation change. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02103036.

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Exercise therapyInflammationLow back painPainPhysical therapist

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