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. 2024 Jul 23;7(7):CD014146.
doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014146.

Exercises for the prevention of non-specific low back pain

Simone Ps Scaff  1 , Mark J Hancock  2 , Tatiane da Silva Munhoz  1 , Christopher G Maher  3 , Bruno T Saragiotto  1   4
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Exercises for the prevention of non-specific low back pain

Simone Ps Scaff et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. .

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the effects of exercise alone or exercise plus education compared with inactive control or education alone to prevent non-specific LBP.

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Conflict of interest statement

SPSS: none.

BTS: none. He is a Cochrane Editor, but was not involved in the editorial process.

CGM: none. He is a Cochrane Editor, but was not involved in the editorial process.

MJH declares the following: grant/contract from National Health and Medical Research Council, payment for lectures and travel costs from Korean Academy Maitland Orthopedic Manipulative Physical Therapy, editorial on prevention of low back pain for BJSM, and Cochrane Back and Neck group associate editorial board. He was not involved in the editorial process.

TSM: none.

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