ArticleEFORT open reviews2023
The effect and mechanism of motor control exercise on low back pain: a narrative review.
Article in EFORT open reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06696898 (Effects of Somatosensory Motor Control With and Without Myofascial Release on Pain, Lumbar Range of Motion and Functional Disability in Patients With Sciatica), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of Somatosensory Motor Control With and Without Myofascial Release on Pain, Lumbar Range of Motion and Functional Disability in Patients With Sciatica
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Comparative effects of exercise modalities and dose parameters on chronic low back pain in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Chronic Ankle Instability and Low Back Pain: A Narrative Review With a Conceptual Framework Linking Distal and Proximal Sensorimotor Dysfunction.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Review
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- Comparison of different exercises on muscle thickness, pain, and disability in patients with low back pain: A randomized controlled study.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Integrative conservative rehabilitation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a randomized controlled trial of traditional Chinese manual therapy combined with Schroth training.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Central and peripheral factors moderating pain effects on motor control and disability in chronic lumbosacral radicular pain.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Impact of Tobacco Exposure on Low Back Pain-Related Disability-Adjusted Life Years in China: Trends From 1990-2021 and Projections for the Next 15 years Using ARIMA Modeling.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- The Importance of Mind-Body in Pilates Method in Patients with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain-A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Trunk Muscle Activity and Ratio of Local Muscle to Global Muscle Activity during Supine Bridge Exercises under Unstable Conditions in Young Participants with and without Chronic Low Back Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Effectiveness of Combined Exercise and Self-Determination Theory Programmes on Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Association between smoking and incident back pain: A prospective cohort study with 438 510 participants.Journal of global health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Low back pain (LBP) is a common symptom that can occur in all ages. It is the first common cause of disability globally and is associated with over 60 million disability-adjusted life-years in a single year. Motor control exercise (MCE) has obtained increasing attention in treating LBP. However, the findings from distinct meta-analyses differed and some even reached controversial conclusions. More importantly, how MCE improves LBP-related symptoms remains unclear. The primary aim of this study is to describe the possible improvement mechanisms of MCE on LBP from brain, biochemistry, inflammatory, and neuromuscular aspects. The secondary aim is to further conclude its effectiveness and clinical application. Further understanding of mechanisms and effectiveness could be instructive for future LBP treatments and provide more information for clinicians when making prescriptions. MCE is effective in alleviating pain and disability among patients with acute and chronic LBP. Notably, the evidence for acute LBP is relatively low-quality and limited. MCE might be more effective for patients with specific LBP characteristics, especially those with pre-diagnosis of impaired transversus abdominis recruitment, intermediate pain intensity, and longer MCE training duration. MCE could remap brain representation and reverse negative brain alternation, induce exercise-induced hypoalgesia, mediate anti-inflammatory response, retain normal activation, and improve morphological deficits.
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