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The study aims to evaluate the combined effects of manual therapy and core stability exercise on chronic non-specific low back pain in sedentary individuals.

June 14, 2026Frontiers in MedicineOpen Access

Manual therapy combined with core muscle training for chronic non-specific low back pain in sedentary individuals: a study protocol for a single-center randomized controlled trial

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The study aims to evaluate the combined effects of manual therapy and core stability exercise on chronic non-specific low back pain in sedentary individuals.
Single-center, assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial with N=88 sedentary individuals.
Participants will be allocated to control (core stability exercise alone) or intervention group (manual therapy plus core stability exercise).
Outcome measures include pain intensity using VAS, disability via RMDQ, psychological factors through FABQ, and muscle biomechanical properties.
Primary outcome: change in pain intensity measured by VAS at week 4.
Secondary outcomes to include assessments of disability and psychological factors.

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Randomized trial evaluates pain intensity and disability in sedentary individuals with chronic low back pain, suggesting a new synergistic treatment approach.

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Su et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2e44a3b1cc60ccdea8a237 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2026.1851073

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Randomized trial evaluates pain intensity and disability in sedentary individuals with chronic low back pain, suggesting a new synergistic treatment approach.

Manual therapy combined with core muscle training for chronic non-specific low back pain in sedentary individuals: a study protocol for a single-center randomized controlled trial

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Manual therapy combined with core muscle training for chronic non-specific low back pain in sedentary individuals: a study protocol for a single-center randomized controlled trial

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