Table 10

Brief Evidence Profile

InterventionOverall findings
Spinal manipulation

Spinal manipulation and exercise

versus

Same exercise

(1 RCT) (Evans et al., 2018) []

Spinal manipulation (1–2 sessions/week) over 12 weeks

Reduce pain intensity (low to moderate certainty evidence)

• Do not provide additional benefit in improving function, quality of life, patient-reported improvement and patient-reported satisfaction (moderate certainty evidence)

• Do not cause more adverse events than control (very low certainty evidence)

Spinal manipulation and exercise

versus

Sham and same exercise

(1 RCT) (Selhorst et al., 2015) []

Spinal manipulation (2 sessions in total over one week) does not bring additional benefits in improving

• Pain intensity (low to moderate certainty evidence)

• Function (low certainty evidence)

• Improvement (low certainty evidence)

• Recurrence of symptoms (very low certainty evidence)

• Health resources use (very low certainty evidence)

And

• And do not cause more adverse events than control (very low certainty evidence)

Group-based exercise

Group-based exercise, monthly personal tailored exercise and home-based exercise

versus

Monthly personal tailored exercise and home-based exercise

(1 RCT) (Vitman et al., 2022) []

Group-based exercise (one session/week over 12 weeks)

• Do not reduce LBP intensity (very low certainty evidence)

Group-based exercise

versus

No treatment

(2 RCTs) (Fanucchi et al., 2009 []; M. Jones et al.; 2007 [], M. A. Jones et al., 2007) []

Group-based progressive exercise provided at school for eight weeks

Reduce pain intensity (very low to low certainty evidence) ((Fanucchi et al., 2009 []; M. Jones et al.; 2007 [], M. A. Jones et al., 2007) []

• Do not improve absence from physical activity and school (very low to low certainty evidence) (M. Jones et al., 2007 []; M A. Jones et al., 2007) []

• Do not improve well-being and feelings about school and life (very low to low certainty evidence) (Fanucchi et al., 2009) []

Group-based exercise

versus

Advice and individual training

(1 non-randomized controlled trial) (Harringe et al., 2007) []

Group-based muscle control exercise over eight weeks

Reduce days with pain (very low certainty evidence)

• Do not reduce maximum and median pain intensity (very low certainty evidence)

Whole-body vibration

Whole-body vibration and trunk stabilization exercise

versus

Trunk stabilization exercise

(1 RCT) (Jung et al., 2020) []

Whole-body vibration (3 times per week over 12 weeks)

• Do not reduce LBP intensity (very low certainty evidence)

Cognitive functional therapy

Cognitive functional therapy

Versus

No treatment

(1 RCT) (Ng et al., 2015) []

Cognitive functional therapy over eight weeks

Reduce LBP intensity (very low certainty evidence)

Improve function (very low certainty evidence)

Multimodal care

Multimodal care, home exercise and education

Versus

Home exercise and education

(1 RCT) (Ahlqwist et al., 2008) []

multimodal care (including supervised exercise; manual therapy and mechanical diagnostic therapy as needed) (1 session per week over 12 weeks) does not provided additional benefit in

• Reducing pain intensity (very low certainty evidence)

• Improving function (low certainty evidence)

• Improving quality of life (very low certainty evidence)

Physiotherapist-led multimodal care (exercise, manual therapy, modalities for pain)

Versus

Physician-led care (including physiotherapy)

(1 non-randomized controlled trial) (Selhorst et al., 2021) []

Physiotherapist-led care (exercise, manual therapy, modalities for pain)

• Do not improve function (very low certainty evidence)

LBP low back pain