Exercise helps people with low back pain, but no one agrees on why
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Exercise is scientifically proven to provide relief from chronic low back pain (CLBP), but a new UNSW Sydney systematic review shows researchers are still unsure as to why it’s beneficial.
The study, published in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice recently, was a collaboration between researchers from UNSW Medicine and NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia), led by Professor James McAuley.
Their aim was to better understand why back pain researchers think exercise helps people with CLBP.
The study’s senior author Dr Matt Jones, accredited exercise physiologist, clinician and researcher, said the researchers were surprised to find there was no clear agreement between scientists about why they think exercise works for CLBP.
Why is Exercise for Low Back Pain Beneficial?
Exercise is scientifically proven to provide relief from chronic low back pain (CLBP), but researchers are still unsure as to why it’s beneficial, according to researchers from UNSW Medicine and NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia), published in
The study aimed to better understand why back pain researchers think exercise helps people with CLBP, notes a media release from University of New South Wales.
The study’s senior author Dr Matt Jones, an exercise physiologist, clinician and researcher, says that the researchers were surprised to find there was no clear agreement between scientists about why they think exercise works for CLBP.
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The jury s still out about why scientists think exercise is beneficial for people with low back pain, a new UNSW Sydney evidence review has found. Photo: Shutterstock
Exercise is scientifically proven to provide relief from chronic low back pain (CLBP), but a new UNSW Sydney systematic review shows researchers are still unsure as to why it’s beneficial.
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