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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 82:875 (2000)
© 2000 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Evidence-Based Orthopaedics

Physiotherapy, muscle conditioning, and aerobics were effective for chronic low back pain

A F Mannion, M Müntener, S Taimela and J Dvorak

Sources of funding: In part, Swiss National Science Foundation; Schulthess Klinik Research Fund; DBC International.
For correspondence: Dr. A.F. Mannion, Department of Neurology, Schulthess Klinik, Lengghalde 2, 8008 Zürich, Switzerland. E-mail: afm@kws.ch.

Mannion AF, Müntener M, Taimela S, Dvorak J. A randomized clinical trial of three active therapies for chronic low back pain. Spine. 1999 Dec 1; 24:2435-48.

Question: In patients with chronic low back pain (LBP), what is the relative efficacy of physiotherapy, muscle conditioning using training devices, and aerobics/stretching for pain and disability?

Design: Randomized (unclear allocation concealment), unblinded, controlled trial with 6-month follow-up.

Setting: A hospital in Zürich, Switzerland.

Patients: 148 patients who were <65 years of age (mean age, 45 years) and had continual or recurrent low back pain for 3 months that was serious enough to cause absence from work or require medical attention. Other inclusion . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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