Conclusions Leisure time physical activity may reduce the risk of chronic LBP by 11%–16 % .
Background There are plausible mechanisms whereby leisure time physical activity may protect against  low back pain ( LBP )  but there have been no quality systematic review s and meta-analyses of the subject .
Objective This review aims to assess the effect of leisure time physical activity on non-specific LBP .
Predictors of low back pain in physically active conscripts with special emphasis on muscular fitness.
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Association between low physical fitness and  low back pain ( LBP ) is contradictory in previous studies . PURPOSE The objective of the present prospect i ve cohort study was to investigate the predictive associations of various intrinsic risk factors in young conscripts for LBP , with special attention to physical fitness . STUDY DESIGN A prospect i ve cohort study . PATIENT SAMPLE A representative sample of Finnish male conscripts . In Finl and , military service is compulsory for male citizens and 90 % of young men enter into the service . OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence of LBP and recurrent LBP prompting a visit at the garrison health clinic during 6-month military training . METHODS Four successive cohorts of 18- to 28-year-old male conscripts ( N=982 ) were followed for 6 months . Conscripts with incidence of LBP were identified and treated at the garrison clinic . Predictive associations between intrinsic risk factors and LBP were examined using multivariate Cox proportional hazard models . RESULTS The cumulative incidence of LBP was 16 % , the incidence rate being 1.2 ( 95 % confidence interval [ CI ] , 1.0 - 1.4 ) per 1,000 person-days . Conscripts with low educational level had increased risk for incidence of LBP ( hazard ratio [ HR ] , 1.6 ; 95 % CI , 1.1 - 2.3 ) . Conscripts with low dynamic trunk muscle endurance and low aerobic endurance simultaneously ( ie , having coimpairment ) at baseline also had an increased risk for incidence of LBP . The strongest risk factor was coimpairment of trunk muscular endurance in tests of back lift and push-up ( HR , 2.8 ; 95 % CI , 1.4 - 5.9 ) . CONCLUSIONS The increased risk for LBP was observed among young men who had a low educational level and poor fitness level in both muscular and aerobic performance
Conclusions Leisure time physical activity may reduce the risk of chronic LBP by 11%–16 % .
Background There are plausible mechanisms whereby leisure time physical activity may protect against  low back pain ( LBP )  but there have been no quality systematic review s and meta-analyses of the subject .
Objective This review aims to assess the effect of leisure time physical activity on non-specific LBP .