ReviewFrontiers in aging neuroscience2022
The effect and mechanism of traditional Chinese exercise for chronic low back pain in middle-aged and elderly patients: A systematic review.
Review in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06599645 (Impact of Combined Core Stability Training, Blood Flow Restriction, and Tai Chi on Muscle Physiology and Functional Characteristics Among Adults With Low Back Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Impact of Combined Core Stability Training, Blood Flow Restriction, and Tai Chi on Muscle Physiology and Functional Characteristics Among Adults With Low Back Pain
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Baduanjin exercise on sleep quality, depressive symptoms, quality of life, and body composition in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of qigong on pain and disability in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Pooled it
- The effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions for low back pain in China: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of Qigong exercise on sleep quality in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Moving for relief: a meta-analysis on traditional Chinese exercise and nonspecific low back pain.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Science of Tai Chi andJournal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Review
- Clinical efficacy of Tuina therapy combined with traditional Chinese exercises in the treatment of symptomatic lumbar disc herniation: a multicentre randomised controlled trial protocol.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Acute effects of Tai Chi with different practice emphasis on autonomic activity.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Effects of Tai Chi exercise on pain, functional status, and quality of life in patients with osteoarthritis or inflammatory arthritis.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Is Tai Chi beneficial for multisite pain syndrome in older adults?Aging clinical and experimental research · 2023Review
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background: Increasing lines of evidence indicate that traditional Chinese exercise (TCE) has potential benefits in improving chronic low back pain (CLBP) symptoms. To assess the clinical efficacy of TCE in the treatment of CLBP, we performed a systematic review of existing randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of CLBP and summarized the neural mechanisms underlying TCE in the treatment of CLBP. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in four electronic databases: PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, and EBSCO from January 1991 to March 2022. The quality of all included RCTs was evaluated by the Physiotherapy Evidence Database Scale (PEDro). The primary outcomes included pain severity and pain-related disability. Results: A total of 11 RCTs with 1,256 middle-aged and elderly patients with CLBP were included. The quality of all 11 included RCTs ranged from moderate to high according to PEDro. Results suggested that TCE could considerably reduce pain intensity in patients with CLBP. Overall, most studies did not find any difference in secondary outcomes (quality of life, depression, and sleep quality). Conclusion: The neurophysiological mechanism of TCE for treating CLBP could be linked to meditation and breathing, posture control, strength and flexibility training, and regulation of pain-related brain networks. Our systematic review showed that TCE appears to be effective in alleviating pain in patients with CLBP.
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