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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Evidence-Based Practice

Background:

  • Back pain is a leading cause of work disability.
  • Physical conditioning programs are often recommended to facilitate return to work.
  • The evidence for their effectiveness in reducing sickness absence requires systematic evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically review and meta-analyze the effect of physical conditioning programs on reducing time lost from work in patients with back pain.
  • To compare physical conditioning programs against no intervention or alternative interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
  • Included 23 RCTs with 3676 participants.
  • Meta-regression was used to explore heterogeneity.

Main Results:

  • No significant effect on sickness absence for acute back pain.
  • Conflicting results for subacute back pain.
  • A small, short-term effect (at one year) was observed for chronic back pain, which did not persist.
  • No significant impact from program intensity, workplace visits, or combined therapies.

Conclusions:

  • The effectiveness of physical conditioning programs for reducing sick leave in workers with back pain is uncertain.
  • Programs likely have no effect on acute back pain and unclear effects on subacute back pain.
  • A small, transient effect exists for chronic back pain, necessitating further research into mechanisms for improved interventions.