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SUBMITTER: Gibbs JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6609547 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gibbs Jenna C JC MacIntyre Norma J NJ Ponzano Matteo M Templeton Jeffrey Alan JA Thabane Lehana L Papaioannou Alexandra A Giangregorio Lora M LM
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews 20190705
<h4>Background</h4>Vertebral fractures are associated with increased morbidity (e.g. pain, reduced quality of life) and mortality. Therapeutic exercise is a non-pharmacological conservative treatment that is often recommended for patients with vertebral fractures to reduce pain and restore functional movement. This is an update of a Cochrane Review first published in 2013.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the effects (benefits and harms) of exercise intervention of four weeks or greater (alone or as ...[more]