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By Elizabeth Quinn, About.com Guide to Sports Medicine since 1998

Back Exercises Not the Answer to Low Back Pain

Wednesday October 19, 2005
A recent study found that general exercise may help ease lower back pain, but back specific exercises may not. Researchers followed almost 700 patients with low back pain for 18 months. They found that those who walked and got other forms of "recreational" exercise had a lower risk of pain over time. However, those who performed exercises specifically for their backs had more back pain over time.

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