Treating low back pain in athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Jane S Thornton; J P Caneiro; Jan Hartvigsen; Clare L Ardern; Anders Vinther; Kellie Wilkie; Larissa Trease; Kathryn E Ackerman; Kathryn Dane; Sarah-Jane McDonnell; David Mockler; Conor Gissane; Fiona Wilson

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2020-102723

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Treating low back pain in athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

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Jane S Thornton Department of Family Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, CanadaDepartment of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
J P Caneiro Physiotherapy, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jan Hartvigsen Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DenmarkNordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Odense, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Clare L Ardern Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institute, Huddinge, SwedenSport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anders Vinther Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy and QD research-unit, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kellie Wilkie Tasmania Institute of Sport, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Larissa Trease Heathcare in remote and extreme environments, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaOrthopedics ACT, Canberra, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kathryn E Ackerman Sports Medicine Division, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USANeuroendocrine Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Kathryn Dane School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sarah-Jane McDonnell Sport Ireland Institute, Dublin, Ireland, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
David Mockler School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Conor Gissane School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Fiona Wilson School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Jane S Thornton, Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Western Ontario Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada; jane.s.thornton{at}gmail.com

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Thornton JS, Caneiro JP, Hartvigsen J, et al

Treating low back pain in athletes: a systematic review with meta-analysis

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2021;55:656-662.

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Accepted December 6, 2020
First published December 21, 2020.

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January 22, 2024

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