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Synthesize the effects of school-based exercise interventions on pain intensity, prevalence, and functional outcomes in adolescents with nonspecific low back pain.

August 14, 2026Medical SciencesOpen Access

Exercise-Based Interventions for the Management of Low Back Pain in Adolescents in School Settings: A Systematic Review

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GTGismael M. TarãoUniversidade Evangelica de Goiás JAJoão Pedro Ribeiro AfonsoUniversidade Evangelica de Goiás ARAlex S. RibeiroUniversity of Coimbra

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Systematic review reveals school-based exercise reduces pain intensity and prevalence in adolescents with low back pain, suggesting potential benefits despite limited study quality.

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Synthesize the effects of school-based exercise interventions on pain intensity, prevalence, and functional outcomes in adolescents with nonspecific low back pain.
Searched seven electronic databases through May 2026 for randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials evaluating school-delivered exercise in adolescents aged 10–19 years.
Evaluated methodological quality using the Cochrane RoB 1 tool and synthesized evidence narratively due to clinical and methodological heterogeneity.
Included three controlled trials (two randomized, one quasi-experimental; N=194 allocated participants) evaluating adolescents aged 12–15 years.
One trial demonstrated visual analogue scale pain reductions of 2.2 cm (95% CI 1.0–3.5) at 3 months and 2.0 cm (95% CI 0.5–3.5) at 6 months, alongside absolute reductions in 3-month pain prevalence of 24% (95% CI 4–41) and 40% (95% CI 18–57).
Another trial reported a large effect on pain severity after 8 weeks (ES = 1.47), though all studies carried high risk of bias—primarily in blinding—and none evaluated disability with validated instruments.

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Tarão et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec754b70b84ec8b9138d8 https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci14040473

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Systematic review reveals school-based exercise reduces pain intensity and prevalence in adolescents with low back pain, suggesting potential benefits despite limited study quality.

Exercise-Based Interventions for the Management of Low Back Pain in Adolescents in School Settings: A Systematic Review

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