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Title: | The effectiveness of technology-supported exercise therapy for low back pain: a systematic review. | Authors: | MATHEVE, Thomas Brumagne, Simon TIMMERMANS, Annick |
Issue Date: | 2017 | Source: | AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION, 96(5), p. 347-356. | Abstract: | Various technological systems have been developed to assist exercise therapy for low back pain. The aim of this systematic review was to provide an overview and to assess the effectiveness of the available technology-supported exercise therapy (TSET) programs for low back pain. The electronic databases Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PEDro, IEEE, and ACM were searched until January 2016. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using electronic technological systems simultaneously with exercise therapy for patients with low back pain were included. Twenty-five RCTs met the inclusion criteria. Seventeen studies involved patients with chronic low back pain, and electromyography biofeedback was the most prevalent type of technological support. This review shows that TSET seems to improve pain, disability, and quality of life for patients with low back pain, and that a standard treatment combined with an additional TSET program might be superior to a standard treatment alone. However, TSET seems not more effective compared to other interventions or a placebo intervention for improving these outcomes, which may partially be explained by the analytical approach of the current TSET-programs. For most technologies, only a limited number of RCTs are available, making it difficult to draw firm conclusions about the effectiveness of individual technological systems. | Keywords: | low back pain; rehabilitation; technology; exercise therapy | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/22654 | ISSN: | 0894-9115 | e-ISSN: | 1537-7385 | DOI: | 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000615 | ISI #: | 000399698900010 | Rights: | Copyright (C) 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2018 |
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