Exercise for low back pain in adolescents and children

Fabio Zaina; Federico Balagué; Francesca Di Felice; Sabrina Donzelli; Michele Romano; Stefano Negrini

doi:10.1002/14651858.CD014417

Exercise for low back pain in adolescents and children

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Apr 14;4(4):CD014417. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014417.

Authors

Fabio Zaina¹, Federico Balagué², Francesca Di Felice¹, Sabrina Donzelli³, Michele Romano¹, Stefano Negrini^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ ISICO (Italian Scientific Spine Institute), Milan, Italy.
² Rheumatology, HFR Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.
³ National Scoliosis Center, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.
⁴ Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan "La Statale", Milano, Italy.
⁵ IRCCS Galeazzi-S. Ambrogio Hospital, Milan, Italy.

Abstract

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the benefits and harms of exercise compared to placebo/sham/attention control or no treatment for low back pain in adolescents and children.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Exercise Therapy* / adverse effects
Exercise Therapy* / methods
Humans
Low Back Pain* / therapy
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic