Articles: low-back-pain.
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Comparative Study
Effects of pelvic skeletal asymmetry on trunk movement: three-dimensional analysis in healthy individuals versus patients with mechanical low back pain.
Comparative analysis and correlational research design were used to investigate the association between anthropometry and biomechanical performance among asymptomatic subjects and patients with low back pain (LBP). ⋯ This study demonstrates objective differences in patterns of lumbar movement between asymptomatic subjects and patients with LBP. The study also demonstrates that subtle anatomic abnormality in the pelvis is associated with altered mechanics in the lumbar spine. We suggest that asymmetry of lumbar movement may be a better indicator of functional deficit than the absolute range of movement in LBP.
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It is unclear whether the prevalence of chronic low back pain is higher in chronic whiplash patients than in the general population. In a population-based study, we evaluated the prevalence of chronic low back pain in individuals with chronic neck pain of traumatic and non-traumatic origin, with special emphasis on whiplash injury. ⋯ Independently of traumatic or non-traumatic origin of the symptoms, the prevalence of chronic low back pain is 3 times higher in individuals with chronic neck pain than in the general population. Causes other than a history of neck trauma, such as chronic muskuloskeletal pain syndromes, may be important in evaluation of these cases.
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Am J Phys Med Rehabil · Feb 2006
Long-term exercise adherence in the elderly with chronic low back pain.
Chronic back pain is common in the elderly population and can be treated with exercise. Long-term adherence to exercise recommendations has been documented in adults of <65 yrs of age but not for elderly adults. This study explored exercise behaviors of elderly adults with a history of chronic back pain before and 2 yrs after treatment in an exercise-oriented rehabilitation program. ⋯ The exercise behaviors of many elderly adults with chronic low back pain can increase after an exercise-oriented spine physical therapy program.
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To determine how health related quality of life (HRQL) is perceived by patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic low back pain (CLBP) using a textual analysis approach. ⋯ A series of characteristic answers on HRQL may be identified in patients with RA and CLBP, showing that they have different perceptions about what HRQL is according to their pathology. The use of open questions in a group of homogenous patients with specific pathologies could result in more disease-specific responses. Textual statistical analysis of open questions may provide more information than standard methods, and may be considered as valid for the analysis of subjective issues such as quality of life.