MONDAY, Jan. 11, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise may reduce your risk of low back pain, Australian researchers report.
They reviewed 23 studies that included nearly 31,000 people and found that exercise, alone or with education, can prevent back pain.
Specifically, exercise and education reduced the risk of a low back pain episode by 45 percent, and exercise alone reduced the risk of a low back pain episode by 35 percent and the risk of time off work due to back pain by 78 percent.
The benefits of exercise and education were reduced after one year, while the benefits of exercise alone disappeared after one year.
