The effectiveness of neuromuscular exercise on multisite pain among currently working health care workers
Tarja Virkkunen·Markku Kankaanpää·Kari Tokola·Marjo Rinne·Jari Parkkari·Annika Taulaniemi·Pauliina Husu
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of neuromuscular exercise among health care workers with multisite pain. Methods: This secondary analysis examined a randomized controlled trial comparing exercisers (n=110) and non-exercisers (n=109) among female health care workers aged 30–55 years with low back pain. The exercise group trained twice weekly for 6 months. Multisite pain was defined as pain in at least 3 sites, intensity ≥4 (0–10 NRS), and occurring daily or nearly daily. Prevalence of m