Four MBE Therapies to Improve Pain Scores, Physical Functioning, and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Network Meta‐Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials
Network meta-analysis demonstrates Qigong improves pain scores and physical functioning in chronic low back pain, highlighting different impacts of mind-body exercises on outcomes.
Key Points
Qigong showed the highest effectiveness in reducing pain scores and improving physical functioning in chronic nonspecific low back pain.
Tai Chi significantly enhanced quality of life, outperforming other mind-body exercises in this regard.
A total of 29 randomised controlled trials involving 3803 patients were systematically reviewed and analyzed.
Personalized approaches combining various MBEs could optimize management strategies for chronic low back pain.