Exercise Therapy Versus Manual Therapy for the Management of Pain Intensity, Disability, and Physical Function in People With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis and Meta-Regression.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Guidelines recommend combining physical and psychological programmes for chronic low back pain (CLBP); however, exercise therapy (ET) and manual therapy (MT) are often delivered separately. This systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) aimed to compare the efficacy of ET with MT in terms of pain intensity, disability and physical function in people with CLBP.

Databases and data treatment

MEDLINE, Web of Science, PEDro, Cochrane Library and Scopus were searched July-August 2024 for RCTs comparing ET with MT in participants aged 18-54 years. Outcomes were extracted for the short-, medium- and long-term follow-up periods. Risk of bias (RoB 2.0 Cochrane Tool) and certainty of evidence (GRADE) were ap

SUBMITTER: Gonzalez-Gomez L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12314856 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature