Clinic question from a patient
- Caller
Hi, I'm calling from Brightside Physio. Is there good evidence that stretching helps with lower back pain?
- Agent
Good question. I'll check recent studies. Here's what the research shows: several randomized trials report modest short-term relief from regular stretching, though the effect is smaller than from strengthening exercises.
- Caller
Can you send me the links to those studies?
- Agent
Of course. I'll text you three open access papers from the last five years now, and you can read them at your own pace.