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Motor control exercise for acute non‐specific low back pain

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, February 2016
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Title
Motor control exercise for acute non‐specific low back pain
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, February 2016
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd012085
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Luciana G Macedo, Bruno T Saragiotto, Tiê P Yamato, Leonardo OP Costa, Luciola C Menezes Costa, Raymond WJG Ostelo, Christopher G Maher

Abstract

Motor control exercise (MCE) is used by healthcare professionals worldwide as a common treatment for low back pain (LBP). However, the effectiveness of this intervention for acute LBP remains unclear. To evaluate the effectiveness of MCE for patients with acute non-specific LBP. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), four other databases and two trial registers from their inception to April 2015, tracked citations and searched reference lists. We placed no limitations on language nor on publication status. We included only randomised controlled trials (RCTs) examining the effectiveness of MCE for patients with acute non-specific LBP. We considered trials comparing MCE versus no treatment, versus another type of treatment or added as a supplement to other interventions. Primary outcomes were pain intensity and disability. Secondary outcomes were function, quality of life and recurrence. Two review authors screened for potentially eligible studies, assessed risk of bias and extracted data. A third independent review author resolved disagreements. We examined MCE in the following comparisons: (1) MCE versus spinal manipulative therapy; (2) MCE versus other exercises; and (3) MCE as a supplement to medical management. We used the GRADE (Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) approach to assess the quality of evidence. For missing or unclear information, we contacted study authors. We considered the following follow-up intervals: short term (less than three months after randomisation); intermediate term (at least three months but within 12 months after randomisation); and long term (12 months or longer after randomisation). We included three trials in this review (n = 197 participants). Study sample sizes ranged from 33 to 123 participants. Low-quality evidence indicates no clinically important differences between MCE and spinal manipulative therapy for pain at short term and for disability at short term and long term. Low-quality evidence also suggests no clinically important differences between MCE and other forms of exercise for pain at short or intermediate term and for disability at intermediate term or long term follow-up. Moderate-quality evidence shows no clinically important differences between MCE and other forms of exercise for disability at short term follow-up. Finally, very low-quality evidence indicates that addition of MCE to medical management does not provide clinically important improvement for pain or disability at short term follow-up. For recurrence at one year, very low-quality evidence suggests that MCE and medical management decrease the risk of recurrence by 64% compared with medical management alone. We identified only three small trials that also evaluated different comparisons; therefore, no firm conclusions can be drawn on the effectiveness of MCE for acute LBP. Evidence of very low to moderate quality indicates that MCE showed no benefit over spinal manipulative therapy, other forms of exercise or medical treatment in decreasing pain and disability among patients with acute and subacute low back pain. Whether MCE can prevent recurrences of LBP remains uncertain.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Denmark 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Unknown 363 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 62 17%
Student > Bachelor 60 16%
Other 25 7%
Researcher 25 7%
Student > Ph. D. Student 25 7%
Other 67 18%
Unknown 102 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 105 29%
Nursing and Health Professions 72 20%
Sports and Recreations 16 4%
Social Sciences 9 2%
Neuroscience 8 2%
Other 38 10%
Unknown 118 32%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 26. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 March 2022.
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#1,471,156
of 25,457,297 outputs
Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#3,135
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#26,271
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Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#69
of 218 outputs
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