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Various technological systems have been developed to assist exercise therapy for
low back pain. The aim of this systematic review was to provide an overview and
to assess the effectiveness of the available technology-supported exercise
therapy (TSET) programs for low back pain. The electronic databases Pubmed,
Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PEDro, IEEE, and ACM were
searched until January 2016. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using electronic
technological systems simultaneously with exercise therapy for patients with low
back pain were included. Twenty-five RCTs met the inclusion criteria. Seventeen
studies involved patients with chronic low back pain,
and electromyography
biofeedback was the most prevalent type of technological support. This review
shows that TSET seems to improve pain, disability, and quality of life for
patients with low back pain, and that a standard treatment combined with an
additional TSET program might be superior to a standard treatment alone. However,
TSET seems not more effective compared to other interventions or a placebo
intervention for improving these outcomes, which may partially be explained by
the analytical approach of the current TSET-programs.
For most technologies, only
a limited number of RCTs are available, making it difficult to draw firm conclusions about the effectiveness of individual technological systems.

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