Prognostic Factors of a Favorable Outcome Following an Exercise Program for Soldiers With Low Back Pain

The exercise program was 6-week duration, 2-3 visits per week. It was composed of 7 stations, each consisting of numerous exercises of increasing difficulty. The exercises were grouped together as follows: Hip strengthening and control (Station 1); The squat and its variants (Station 2); Elastic bands and the Bodyblade (Station 3); Abdominal planks and their variants (Station 4); Abdominal strengthening (Station 5); Back extensor strengthening (Station 6); and Lifting techniques (Station 7).