Introduction Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the leading cause of disability worldwide.
However, there is no consensus in the literature regarding optimal management. Exercise …

Background Exercise is a common approach for the management of patients with chronic
non-specific low back pain (LBP). However, there is no clear mechanistic evidence or …

Introduction The effect size for exercise therapy in the treatment of chronic non-specific low
back pain (cLBP) is only modest. This review aims to analyse the specificity of the effect by …

Purpose: Secondary analysis of data from studies utilising isolated lumbar extension
exercise interventions for correlations among changes in isolated lumbar extension strength …

Exercise interventions have been recommended for people with non-specific low back pain.
The literature is scarce regarding the effects of exercise on muscle strength, endurance, and …

Question Is eight weeks of high-intensity strengthening of the isolated lumbar extensors
more effective than low-intensity strengthening or no strengthening? Are any gains …

Background Exercise is recommended for the management of chronic low back pain
(CLBP). Trialists have proposed numerous mechanisms to explain why exercise improves …

EDITORS'PREFACE: The management of chronic low back pain (CLBP) has proven very
challenging in North America, as evidenced by its mounting socioeconomic burden …

Background The role of exercise therapy in improving pain‐related clinical outcomes and
trunk muscle activity in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP) has been widely …

Background Despite the lack of objective evidence, spinal manual therapies have been
common practice for many years, particularly for treatment of lower back pain (LBP). This …