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To the Editor: The study by Malmivaara et al. (Feb. 9 issue)¹ had unexpected and sobering results. The fact that bed rest is not helpful for mild low back pain was, of course, already known.² But what about exercise? Were we not convinced that it was beneficial?³ Do we now have to reconsider our position? Sadly, the report does not describe the exercises in detail, but it is clear that the back-extension exercises were performed at a high level of intensity ("to be done at home every other hour"). Most clinicians who regularly treat patients with low back pain would . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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