Systematic Review | Population | Intervention | Comparison | Outcome Measures |
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1. Aladro-Gonzalvo et al. (2012) [10] | Nonspecific low back pain greater than 6 weeks or recurrent (twice per year) | 60 minute sessions | Usual care, normal exercise or sports, back school exercise+, lumbar stabilisation exercise, massage, physiotherapy | Pain: MBI–pain, NRS-101, VAS |
1–7 sessions/week | Disability: ODQ, RMDQ | |||
10 days −12 weeks | ||||
2. La Touche et al. (2008) [6] | Nonspecific low back pain greater than 6 weeks or recurrent (twice/year) | 50–60 minute sessions | Usual care, back school exercise+ | Pain: NRS–101, RMVAS, VAS |
1–7 sessions/week | Disability: ODQ, RMDQ | |||
10 days–6 weeks | ||||
3. Lim et al. (2011) [7] | Non specific low back pain of any duration or recurrence rate | 30–60 minute sessions | Usual care, no exercise, back school exercise +, lumbar stabilisation exercise, massage, physiotherapy | Pain: MBI–pain, NRS-101, RMVAS, VAS |
1–7 sessions/week | ||||
Disability: ODI, ODQ, RMDQ | ||||
10 days–12 weeks | ||||
4. Pereira et al. (2012) [8] | Non specific low back pain of any duration or recurrence rate | 30–60 minute sessions | Usual care, lumbar stabilisation exercise massage, physiotherapy | Pain: SF-36 Pain, NRS–101, RMVAS, VAS |
1–3 sessions/week | ||||
Disability: ODI, ODQ, RMDQ | ||||
4–8 weeks | ||||
5. Posadzki et al. (2011) [9] | Nonspecific low back pain greater than 6 weeks or recurrent (twice/year); specific low back pain with disc pathology greater than 6 weeks | 15–60 minute sessions | Usual care, back school exercise+ | Pain: NRS−11, NRS–101, RMVAS, VAS |
 |  | 1–7 sessions/week |  | Disability: ODQ, RMDQ |
 |  | 10 days–12 months |  |  |