ReviewJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2019
Physical Exercise Is Confirmed to Reduce Low Back Pain Symptoms in Office Workers: A Systematic Review of the Evidence to Improve Best Practices in the Workplace.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Resistance Exercise Training on Musculoskeletal, Metabolic and Psychological Health in Sedentary Office Workers - Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- The Role of Physical Exercise in the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Manual Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.La Medicina del lavoro · 2024Pooled it
- Exercise interventions for nonspecific low back pain: a bibliometric analysis of global research from 2018 to 2023.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of worksite wellness programs based on physical activity to improve workers' health and productivity: a systematic review.Systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- 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 · 2021Pooled it
- Physical Exercise and Health-Related Quality of Life in Office Workers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Acute effects of aerobic versus combined aerobic and cervical-upper extremity resistance exercise on pressure pain threshold, pain perception, and fatigue in workers exposed to high ergonomic risk with chronic non-specific neck pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- Effects of a Postural Hammock in People with Chronic Neck Pain and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Acute and Chronic Effects of Supervised Flexibility Training in Older Adults: A Comparison of Two Different Conditioning Programs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Integrating physical activity into the workplace: opportunities for enhancing employee health.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A Comprehensive Workplace Exercise Intervention to Reduce Musculoskeletal Pain and Improve Functional Capacity in Office Workers: A Randomized Controlled Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Body Posture and Low Back Pain: Differences between Folk and Ballroom Dancers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Web-Based Pain-at-Work Toolkit With Telephone Support for Employees With Chronic or Persistent Pain: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Feasibility Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- Investigating sedentariness and health status of primary school teachers in Ghana.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Trends of Low Back Pain Research in Older and Working-Age Adults from 1993 to 2023: A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2023Review
- Diaphragmatic breathing exercises in recovery from fatigue-induced changes in spinal mobility and postural stability: a study protocol.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- A GBD 2019 study of health and Sustainable Development Goal gains and forecasts to 2030 in Spain.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Occupational Health: Physical Activity, Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Quality of Life in Computer Workers: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The Effects of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Perception of Physical Activity and on the Perception of Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Computer Workers: Comparative Longitudinal Study Design.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Positive Effects of an Online Workplace Exercise Intervention during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life Perception in Computer Workers: A Quasi-Experimental Study Design.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
This systematic review aimed to analyze the effects of a physical exercise (PE) program on low back pain (LBP) symptoms of office workers and the modification of flexibility and range of motion (ROM), muscular strength, and quality of life (QoL). A literature research was performed on PubMed, Scopus, MEDLINE, and SPORTDiscus from April to May 2018. The keyword "low back pain" was associated with "office worker" OR "VDT operators" OR "office employees" OR "workplace" AND "exercise", OR "exercise therapy" OR "physical activity". Inclusion criteria were a home- or work-based exercise protocol for office workers with LBP symptoms and pre- to post-intervention evaluation of LBP symptoms. Three researchers independently examined all abstracts. The modified Cochrane methodological quality criteria were used for quality assessment and 11 articles were included. Exercise protocols were performed from 6 weeks to 12 months, 1-5 day per week, lasting 10-60 min for each session. Physical Exercise in the workplace improved all the considered outcomes. The best improvement was recorded in supervised protocols and in video-supported protocols performed in the workplace. The effect may be generated with small duration sessions during the working day, with only 10-15 min of adapted exercise to be performed 3-5 days per week.
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