A Basic Exercise Strategy for Low Back Pain : Mini Review

Low back pain (LBP) is a common condition, and most people experience at least one episode of LBP in their lifetime. Among them, 85% is non-specific LBP, and exercise is recommended to subside the pain for the condition. Joint by joint theory (JBJT) is one of the basic concept of conditioning training. Based on JBJT, lumbar spine is the stability joint, and the adjacent joints (thoracic spine and hip joints) are the mobility joint. For LBP patients, strategy in our institution is mobilization of the mobility joints and stabilization of the stability joint. Thereby, the mechanical stress of the lumbar spine would decrease and LBP would be healed. In this paper, we explain the strategy of the trunk exercise based on the JBJT.

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