The effectiveness of weight loss programs for low back pain: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low back pain has been associated with obesity or with being overweight. However, there are no high-quality systematic reviews that have been conducted on the effect of all types of weight loss programs focused on individuals with low back pain. Therefore, the present systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of weight loss programs in reducing back pain and disability or increasing quality of life for individuals experiencing low back pain.

Materials and methods

Searches for relevant studies were conducted on CINAHL, Web of Science, Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase and AMED. Studies were included if they were randomized controlled trials, non-randomized studies of intervention or quasi-experimental designs evaluating a weight loss program for persons with low

SUBMITTER: Chen LH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125929 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature