Low-dose, non-supervised, health insurance initiated exercise for the treatment and prevention of chronic low back pain in employees. Results from a randomized controlled trial.

Back pain is a major problem requiring pragmatic interventions, low in costs for health care providers and feasible for individuals to perform. Our objective was to test the effectiveness of a low-dose 5-month exercise intervention with small personnel investment on low back strength and self-percei...

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Main Authors: Sven Haufe, Klaus Wiechmann, Lothar Stein, Momme Kück, Andrea Smith, Stefan Meineke, Yvonne Zirkelbach, Samuel Rodriguez Duarte, Michael Drupp, Uwe Tegtbur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5490969?pdf=render