Long-term effects of supervised physical training in secondary prevention of low back pain.

Background And Objectives: In the last few years, several studies have focused on short-term treatment effects of exercise therapy. However, there is a lack of knowledge concerning the long-term treatment effects recorded after several years. Hence, this study was performed to investigate the short- and long-term effects of supervised physical training on functional ability, self-rated pain and disability in secondary prevention of low back pain.

Measures of low back function: a review of reproducibility studies.

Objective: The objective of the present study was to make a systematic literature review with preset quality criteria concerning reproducibility of the tests of the low back regarding strength, endurance and range of motion.

Design: Literature in Medline and local databases was reviewed for articles concerning the reproducibility of strength, endurance, and range of motion measurements.

Background: Measures of low back function are widely used, and are important for both clinical and research purposes in relation to low back problems.