Introduction: Lower back pain is one of the most common symptoms and a growing health and economic problem. Because most cases are nonspecific, it is consequently difficult to determine the exact etiology of pain and the appropriate course of treatment. Sensory-motor control impairment, which refers to all sensory and motor processes that control the alignment and movement of the spine to achieve normal function and load, is one of the possible mechanisms of lower back pain formation and / or persistence, which could be affected by sensory-motor exercise. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to review the effectiveness of sensorimotor exercise in reducing lower back pain in the adult population through a review of the literature published over the past five years. Methods: The literature search took place in December 2020 in the electronic database PubMed with keyword combinations: balance training AND low back pain; PNF AND low back pain and proprioceptive training AND low back pain. Results: Six studies were included in the analysis. Four studied the effectiveness of PNF-exercise, one the effectiveness of the HUBER device, and one the Posturomed device on reducing pain intensity. Five studies detected statistically and clinically significant changes in the experimental group, while no change was clinically significant in the control group. Comparison between the groups in five studies showed statistically significant differences in favor of the experimental group, which, however, did not reach clinically significant values. Discussion and conclusion: Due to different quality of techniques, different definitions of lower back pain and different moments of measurements (sometimes before the intervention, sometimes after the intervention, later measurements of long-term effects), the results are more difficult to compare. Also, some samples are very different from others in certain properties. Regardless of the differences between the studies, it can be concluded that the effects of sensorimotor exercise are beneficial; all research has also shown a long-term effect. Because the observed changes were small, it is recommended that sensorimotor exercise be combined with other effective methods of treatment or at least relief of lower back pain.
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