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Nearly half of the patients continued exercise, 28% continued to be inactive, and 22% initiated exercise. For the population as a whole, pain changed by \u22120.74 (95% CI \u22120.90; \u22120.58) and\n                      <jats:bold>\u2212<\/jats:bold>\n                      1.02 (95% CI \u22121.22; \u22120.83) points on the NRS at 1\n                      <jats:bold>-<\/jats:bold>\n                      and 3-month follow-up, respectively, and disability by \u22122.65 (95% CI \u22123.51; \u22121.78) and \u22124.48 (95% CI \u22125.59; \u22123.38) points on the ODI. Differences between treatment strategies were small. However, the two groups not exercising improved less compared with those who continued exercise when adjusted for age, sex and baseline level (order of magnitude from 0.07 to 1.18 points on the NRS and from 4.01 to 9.08 points on the ODI). For pain, these group differences were statistically significant at 1\u2009month (p&lt;0.001 for the exercise ceased group and p=0.01 for those not exercising) but not at 3\u2009months (p=0.87, respectively, p=0.21). For disability, the differences were statistically significant both at 1\u2009month (p&lt;0.001 for both groups) and 3\u2009months (p=0.03\u2009and &lt;0.01).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mean improvement was negligible, with no differences between treatment strategies. 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