“Restorative
exercise for clinical low back pain: A prospective
two-center study with 1-year follow-up." S.
Leggett, V. Mooney, L. Matheson, B.
Nelson, T. Dreisinger,
J. Van Zytveld, and L. Vie. Spine 24(9):889-898,
1999.
Key Findings:
A combined study between PNBC and
the University of California at San Diego, using
similar exercise-only protocols were able to achieve
comparable excellent results with comparable spine
patients.
Health care reutilization was dramatically
reduced at both clinics to almost identical levels,
thus validating the results of each. In the year
after completion of treatment, only 12% of PNBC patients
needed to re-enter the health care system for spinal
problems.
