| 1 – Title/Year |
Causal mechanisms of a healthy lifestyle intervention for patients with musculoskeletal pain who are overweight or obese - 2019 |
| Authors |
Amanda Williams, Hopin Lee, Steven Kamper, Kate O’Brien, John Wiggers, Luke Wolfenden, Sze Yoong, Rebecca Hodder, Emma Robson, Robin Haskins, James McAuley, and Christopher Williams1717 Williams A, Lee H, Kamper SJ, O’Brien KM, Wiggers J, Wolfenden L, et al. Causal mechanisms of a healthy lifestyle intervention for patients with musculoskeletal pain who are overweight or obese. ClinRehabil. 2019;33(6):1088-97.
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| Study location |
Obese patients with chronic, nonspecific low back pain at a clinic in Australia |
| Objective |
To evaluate whether an exercise program can reduce pain, improve quality of life, and decrease body mass |
| Method |
Randomized Clinical Trial |
| Risk of Bias Assessment (RoB 2.0) |
Moderate risk of bias (some concerns) |
| Sample |
160 obese people |
| Variables |
Pain (VAS), Quality of Life (SF-36), Body Mass (BMI), and Functional Performance (Roland Morris) |
| Key findings |
It was evident that the exercise program improved the condition of the quality of life, but the intervention proposed by the study did not present any significant improvements from the pain and body mass perspectives. |
| 2 – Title/Year |
Resistance Exercise, Disability, and Pain Catastrophizing in Obese Adults with Back Pain - 2014 |
| Authors |
Heather Vincent, Steven George, Amanda Seay, Kevin Vincent1818 Vincent HK, George SZ, Seay AN, Vincent KR, Hurley RW. Resistance exercise, disability, and pain catastrophizing in obese adults with back pain. MSSE. 2014;46(9):1693-701.
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| Study location |
Gainesville and neighboring regions of the University of Florida, United States |
| Objective |
To compare the effects of physical training protocols on low back pain in obese participants |
| Method |
Randomized Clinical Trial |
| Risk of Bias Assessment (RoB 2.0) |
Low risk of bias |
| Sample |
49 obese people |
| Variables |
Pain (McGill Questionnaire), Beliefs and Fears (Driving Cognitions Questionnaire), Body Mass (BMI), Quality of life (WHOQOL-100), Functional Performance (Roland Morris) |
| Key findings |
It was evident that there was improvement in the markers related to pain, quality of life, and functional capacity of the participants. |
| 3 – Title/Year |
Pilot evaluation of a multidisciplinary, medically supervised, nonsurgical weight loss program on the severity of low back pain in obese adults - 2011 |
| Authors |
Darren Roffey, Lynn Ashdown, Holly Dornan, Michael Creech, Simon Dagenais, Robert Dent, Eugene Wai1919 Roffey DM, Ashdown LC, Dornan HD, Creech MJ, Dagenais S, Dent RM, et al. Pilot evaluation of a multidisciplinary, medically supervised, nonsurgical weight loss program on the severity of low back pain in obese adults. Spine. 2011;11(3):197-204.
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| Study location |
The University of Ottawa Hospital, Canada |
| Objective |
To evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot, multidisciplinary, supervised, non-surgical program |
| Method |
Randomized Clinical Trial |
| Risk of Bias Assessment (RoB 2.0) |
Moderate risk of bias (some concerns) |
| Sample |
46 obese individuals |
| Variables |
Pain (VAS), Quality of Life (SF-36), Body Mass Reduction (BMI), and Functional Capacity (Oswestry) |
| Key findings |
There were significant improvements in both pain and the reduction of body mass, and, with these, an improvement of the quality of life of the participants. |
| 4 – Title/Year |
Back Strength Predicts Walking Improvement in Obese, Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain - 2013 |
| Authors |
Heather Vincent, Kevin Vincent, Amanda Seay, Bryan Conrad, Robert Hurley, Steven George2020 Vincent HK, Vincent KR, Seay AN, Conrad BP, Hurley RW, George SZ. Back strengthpredictswalkingimprovement in obese, olderadultswithchroniclowbackpain. PM R. 2013;6(5):418-26.
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| Study location |
Gainesville and the neighboring regions of the University of Florida, United States |
| Objective |
To compare the effects of 4 months of isolated lumbar resistance exercises and total body resistance exercises on the walking performance of obese, elderly participants with low back pain |
| Method |
Randomized Clinical Trial |
| Risk of Bias Assessment (RoB 2.0) |
Moderate risk of bias (some concerns) |
| Sample |
49 obese individuals |
| Variables |
Pain (VAS), Muscle Strength (Modified Sphygmomanometer Test), and Functional Performance (Roland Morris) |
| Key findings |
There was considerable improvement in strength, but from the perspective of pain the improvement was not statistically significant. |
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