The Impact of Exercise on Intervertebral Disc Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The review was prospectively registered with International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) [CRD42022366391]. See Supplement P of the Electronic Supplementary Material for protocol deviations since registration.

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Sports Medicine
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2026-03-16
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-025-02336-w
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Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
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The review was prospectively registered with International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) [CRD42022366391]. See Supplement P of the Electronic Supplementary Material for protocol deviations since registration.

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Brigham Young University (US), German Sport University Cologne (DE), Deakin University (AU), Eastern Health (AU), University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria (AT), Monash Health (AU), Monash University (AU), Ruhr University Bochum (DE)
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