Researchers at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill, reviewed active and passive treatment programs.

Here’s what we know.

Active treatments shown to be effective

• Physical therapy-directed exercise programs
• Core stabilization
• Mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT)
• Yoga is the most effective nonphysician-directed active treatment approach to nonspecific low back pain comparing other CAM treatments.

Passive treatment shown to be effective

• Acupuncture is a medical practitioner-directed passive treatment has been shown to be a good adjunct treatment.

The bottom line?

These are the conclusions reached by the authors. However, they also call for more studies to confirm these data.

2/20/11 22:07 JR