ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2010
Walking ability during daily life in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or the hip and lumbar spinal stenosis: a cross sectional study.
Article in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 71 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Level of Activity in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Patients Pre- and Post-surgery: a Non-randomized Controlled Before-after Trial
Self-Management to Improve Walking Ability in Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: the Evaluation of Four Novel Strategies.
Who cites it
71 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exercise treatments for lumbar spinal stenosis: A systematic review and intervention component analysis of randomised controlled trials.Clinical rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Correlation between the Oswestry Disability Index and objective measurements of walking capacity and performance in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic literature review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2018Pooled it
- The clinical course of pain and disability following surgery for spinal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2017Pooled it
- Gait behaviors as an objective surgical outcome in low back disorders: A systematic review.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2015Pooled it
- Steroid for epidural injection in spinal stenosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Drug design, development and therapy · 2015Pooled it
- What interventions improve walking ability in neurogenic claudication with lumbar spinal stenosis? A systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2014Pooled it
- Nonoperative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Effects of early virtual reality-based rehabilitation in patients with total knee arthroplasty: A randomized controlled trial.Medicine · 2020Trial
- Effects of pre-surgery physiotherapy on walking ability and lower extremity strength in patients with degenerative lumbar spine disorder: Secondary outcomes of the PREPARE randomised controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2019Trial
- Comparative Clinical Effectiveness of Nonsurgical Treatment Methods in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2019Trial
- Effect of active TENS versus de-tuned TENS on walking capacity in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized controlled trial.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2019Trial
- Effect of progressive high-impact exercise on femoral neck structural strength in postmenopausal women with mild knee osteoarthritis: a 12-month RCT.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Trial
- Use of extended reality, virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality in clinical practice, education and research in knee arthroplasty: A scoping review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2026Article
- Objective physical performance and exercise tests of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic scoping review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
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- Methods matter- construct validity of steps per day in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Observational
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- Chiropractic management of a Veteran with persistent spinal pain syndrome-2 status-post L3-L5 laminectomy and Coflex interlaminar stabilization: a case report.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2025Article
- The Relationship Between Radiographic Osteoarthritis, Step Counts, and Pain Levels in Patients Undergoing Hip and Knee Arthroplasty.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- No drugs, more sex? And Rock'n Roll: effective non-operative treatments and practical management strategies for older adults with lumbar spinal stenosis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundDegenerative musculoskeletal disorders are among the most frequent diseases occurring in adulthood, often impairing patients' functional mobility and physical activity. The aim of the present study was to investigate and compare the impact of three frequent degenerative musculoskeletal disorders--knee osteoarthritis (knee OA), hip osteoarthritis (hip OA) and lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS)--on patients' walking ability.
methodsThe study included 120 participants, with 30 in each patient group and 30 healthy control individuals. A uniaxial accelerometer, the StepWatch™ Activity Monitor (Orthocare Innovations, Seattle, Washington, USA), was used to determine the volume (number of gait cycles per day) and intensity (gait cycles per minute) of walking ability. Non-parametric testing was used for all statistical analyses.
resultsBoth the volume and the intensity of walking ability were significantly lower among the patients in comparison with the healthy control individuals (p < 0.001). Patients with LSS spent 0.4 (IQR 2.8) min/day doing moderately intense walking (>50 gait cycles/min), which was significantly lower in comparison with patients with knee and hip OA at 2.5 (IQR 4.4) and 3.4 (IQR 16.1) min/day, respectively (p < 0.001). No correlations between demographic or anthropometric data and walking ability were found. No technical problems or measuring errors occurred with any of the measurements.
conclusionsPatients with degenerative musculoskeletal disorders suffer limitations in their walking ability. Objective assessment of walking ability appeared to be an easy and feasible tool for measuring such limitations as it provides baseline data and objective information that are more precise than the patients' own subjective estimates. In everyday practice, objective activity assessment can provide feedback for clinicians regarding patients' performance during everyday life and the extent to which this confirms the results of clinical investigations. The method can also be used as a way of encouraging patients to develop a more active lifestyle.
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