Advice to Stay Active or Structured Exercise in the Management of Sciatica: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Spine

Volumn 40, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 1457-1466

  Fernandez, Matt ^a   Hartvigsen, Jan ^b   Ferreira, Manuela L ^c   Refshauge, Kathryn M ^a   Machado, Aryane F ^a   Lemes, Ítalo R ^a   Maher, Chris G ^c   Ferreira, Paulo H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

advice; exercise; meta Analysis; sciatica; systematic review

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; EMBASE; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PEDRO; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SCIATICA; STAY ACTIVE; STRUCTURED EXERCISE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY; FEMALE; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SCIATICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940946523     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001036     Document Type: Review

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