Does targeting manual therapy and/or exercise improve patient outcomes in nonspecific low back pain? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A central element in the current debate about best practice management of non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) is the efficacy of targeted versus generic (non-targeted) treatment. Many clinicians and researchers believe that tailoring treatment to NSLBP subgroups positively impacts on patient outcomes. Despite this, there are no systematic reviews comparing the efficacy of targeted versus non-targeted manual therapy and/or exercise. This systematic review was undertaken in order to determine the efficacy of such targeted treatment in adults with NSLBP.

Method

MEDLINE, EMBASE, Current Contents, AMED and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were electronically searched, reference lists were examined and citation tracking performed. Inclusion criteria wer

SUBMITTER: Kent P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2873245 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature