Is fatty infiltration in paraspinal muscles reversible with exercise in people with low back pain? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Increased fatty infiltration in paraspinal muscles has been recognized as a feature of muscle quality loss in people with Low Back Pain (LBP) and is highly associated with the severity of LBP and dysfunction. Reducing fatty infiltration has been recognized as a rehabilitation aim. An earlier systematic review published in 2014 revealed conflicting evidence for the reversibility of paraspinal muscle quality by means of exercise and no updates have been published since. A new systematic literature search is warranted.

Method

Pubmed, CINAHL and Embase were searched from inception to July 2022. Randomized, non-randomized controlled trials (RCT and non-RCT) and single-arm trials were included if they reported the effect of exercise on paraspinal fatty infiltration in peop

SUBMITTER: Wesselink EO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10515728 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature