Graded activity for chronic low back pain

Lisandra Almeida de Oliveira; Anita R Gross; Lisa Carlesso; Steven Hanna; Nora Bakaa; Diego Silva; Jill A Hayden; Luciana G Macedo

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD015507

Graded activity for chronic low back pain

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Feb 12;2(2):CD015507. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD015507.

Authors

Lisandra Almeida de Oliveira¹, Anita R Gross¹, Lisa Carlesso¹, Steven Hanna², Nora Bakaa¹, Diego Silva¹, Jill A Hayden³, Luciana G Macedo¹

Affiliations

¹ School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
² Dept of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
³ Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of graded activity compared to placebo, sham, or no treatment for pain and function in adults with chronic non-specific low back pain.

MeSH terms

Adult
Chronic Pain* / drug therapy
Chronic Pain* / therapy
Exercise Therapy / methods
Humans
Low Back Pain* / therapy
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Systematic Reviews as Topic