Are Exercise Interventions in Clinical Trials for Chronic Low Back Pain Dosed Appropriately to Meet the World Health Organization's Physical Activity Guidelines?

CONCLUSION: Few interventions tested in clinical trials for people with CLBP prescribe an exercise type and dose consistent with the WHO guidelines. Therefore, they do not appear sufficiently dosed to achieve broader health outcomes. Future trials should investigate the effect of WHO guideline-recommended exercise interventions on patient-reported outcomes (pain and disability) as well as health-related outcomes in people with CLBP.IMPACT: This exploratory analysis showed the lack of exercise interventions in the CLBP literature that meet the WHO's physical activity guidelines. With people in chronic pain groups, such as people with CLBP, being at higher risk for non-communicable disease, it appears this is a key consideration for exercise practitioners when designing interventions for people with CLBP.PMID:37606247 | DOI:10.1093/ptj/pzad114

Source: Physical Therapy - August 22, 2023 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Mitchell T Gibbs Jill A Hayden Aidan G Cashin Brishna Shah Yannick L Gilanyi Andrew Natoli Grant Holmes Rachel Ogilvie Amanda D Hagstrom James H McAuley Paul W Marshall Matthew D Jones Source Type: research