A Meta-Analysis of Core Stability Exercise versus General Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain

Xue-Qiang Wang; Jie-Jiao Zheng; Zhuo-Wei Yu; Xia Bi; Shu-Jie Lou; Jing Liu; Bin Cai; Ying-Hui Hua; Mark Wu; Mao-Ling Wei; Hai-Min Shen; Yi Chen; Yu-Jian Pan; Guo-Hui Xu; Pei-Jie Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0052082

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A Meta-Analysis of Core Stability Exercise versus General Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain

Xue-Qiang Wang,

Affiliation Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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Jie-Jiao Zheng ,

* E-mail: chenpeijie@sus.edu.cn (P-JC); zjjcss@126.com (J-JZ)

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhuo-Wei Yu,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Xia Bi,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Gongli Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Shu-Jie Lou,

Affiliation Department of Exercise and Sport Science, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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Jing Liu,

Affiliation Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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Bin Cai,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School, Shanghai, China
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Ying-Hui Hua,

Affiliation Department of Sport Medicine, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Mark Wu,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation and Ancillary Services, Gleneagles International Medical and Surgical Center, Shanghai, China
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Mao-Ling Wei,

Affiliation Chinese Evidence-based Medicine, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Hai-Min Shen,

Affiliation Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Yi Chen,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Yu-Jian Pan,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Guo-Hui Xu,

Affiliation Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Huadong Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Pei-Jie Chen

* E-mail: chenpeijie@sus.edu.cn (P-JC); zjjcss@126.com (J-JZ)

Affiliation Department of Sport Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai, China
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A Meta-Analysis of Core Stability Exercise versus General Exercise for Chronic Low Back Pain

Xue-Qiang Wang,
Jie-Jiao Zheng,
Zhuo-Wei Yu,
Xia Bi,
Shu-Jie Lou,
Jing Liu,
Bin Cai,
Ying-Hui Hua,
Mark Wu,
Mao-Ling Wei

Published: December 17, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052082

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