title: [Effectiveness of back-school programs in controlled trials. A review of the literature].
abstract: Backschools are utilized for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of nonspecific low back pain while there is considerable doubt concerning their effectiveness. We present the results of controlled clinical trials that examine the effectiveness of back schools as reported in recent systematic reviews of the literature. An extensive literature search for systematic reviews summarizing the results of controlled trials was performed. Publications which satisfied a number of inclusion criteria concerning methodology and content were critically appraised. Their main results and conclusions are presented and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lühmann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kohlmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Raspe
mesh_terms: D018849:Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection