Motor control exercises (MCEs) may help reduce pain and disability caused by chronic lower back pain (LBP), but so may other exercise interventions, a new literature review suggests. "Targeting the ...

ALEXANDRIA, VA, January 28, 2009 – Motor control exercises, when performed in conjunction with other forms of therapy, can significantly reduce pain and disability in patients with persistent low back ...

Last month, I posted a case from my own practice to highlight issues of pain management in primary care. To recap: The patient was a 50-year-old construction laborer with new-onset low back pain ...

The results of a Cochrane systematic review confirm those of previous smaller meta-analyses suggesting that motor control exercise (which focuses on activating and thereby restoring the coordination ...

A new evidence review has found there is still no consensus between researchers about why exercise works for low back pain patients - despite decades of studies on the topic. Exercise is ...

Objectives We aimed to investigate which prevention strategies for low back pain (LBP) are most effective. Design We completed a Bayesian network meta-analysis to summarise the comparative ...

Exercises for specific muscles that stabilize the spine may help reduce the misery of chronic lower back pain, a research review suggests. The review of 14 clinical trials found that "motor control ...

Lumbar stabilization exercises can benefit almost everyone, but there are a few important things to know before you try these exercises at home. Share on Pinterest Jovo Jovanovic/Stocksy Maybe you ...