Back Exercises
Referral for reactivation/rehabilitation should be
considered for patients who have not returned to ordinary activities
and work by 6 weeks. |
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On the evidence
available at present, it is doubtful that specific back
exercises produce clinically significant improvement in acute
low back pain, or that it is possible to select which patients
will respond to which exercises.
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There is some
evidence that exercise programmes and physical reconditioning
can improve pain and functional levels in patients with
chronic low back pain. |
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There are
theoretical arguments for commencing exercise programmes and
physical reconditioning at around 6 weeks. |
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