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August 1, 2025European Journal of PainOpen Access

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

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LGLuis González‐GómezJMJosé A. Moral-MuñozARAbel Rosales‐Tristancho

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Overview

Systematic review compares exercise therapy and manual therapy outcomes in chronic low back pain, suggesting small benefits for disability.

Key Points

  • Exercise therapy showed a small significant difference in long-term disability for chronic low back pain, with a standardized mean difference of -0.25.
  • Research included six randomized controlled trials with a total of 743 patients, examining pain intensity, disability, and physical function.
  • Meta-regression analysis identified factors like gender, treatment duration, and age as influential on outcomes of pain intensity and disability.
  • Overall evidence remains inconclusive, indicating no strong preference for exercise therapy or manual therapy for chronic low back pain.

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González‐Gómez et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0c6be6551bb0af8cfd18https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.70090
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