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Exercise for Prevention of Recurrences of Nonspecific Low Back Pain

Author(s) -

Luciana Macedo,

Geoff P. Bostick,

Christopher G. Maher

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20120464

Subject(s) - physical therapy , medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , low back pain , alternative medicine , pathology

Low back pain (LBP) is highly prevalent2 and a common reason for presentation to primary care. 3 The direct and indirect costs associated with this condition are enormous and represent a significant economic burden to health care systems. The prognosis of those with acute LBP is generally positive, with approximately 72% recovering by 1 year. 4 For those who recover, recurrences within the next 12 months following recovery are common. 5,6 It has been well-established that nonspecific LBP is often recurrent and that 24% to 87% of those who recover from an episode of LBP will have a recurrence within 1 year. 5‐8 A theme that is current among clinicians and researchers is the difficulty in defining a recurrence of LBP. Various clinicians and researchers

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