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ReviewPrzeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review2015

Low back pain in women before and after menopause.

Mateusz Kozinoga, Marian Majchrzycki, Sylwia Piotrowska

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In one paragraph

Review in Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03902132 (Effects of Core Stability Exercises on Lower Back Pain and Quality of Life in Post-menopausal Women.), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03902132 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Core Stability Exercises on Lower Back Pain and Quality of Life in Post-menopausal Women.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2018 to 2018Enrolled24ConditionsBackache, LowArmsCore Stability exercises group, Traditional low back physical therapy group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
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  3. Observational
  4. Sex differences in the transition to chronic pain.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2025
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  12. [Implementing a chronic pain ambulatory care: preliminary results].Brazilian journal of anesthesiology (Elsevier)
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mateusz KozinogaSpine Disorder Unit, Department of Pediatric Orthopedics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland ; Rehasport Clinic Poznan, Poland.
Marian MajchrzyckiDepartment of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
Sylwia PiotrowskaDepartment of Physiology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low back pain is a massive problem in modern population, both in social and economic terms. It affects large numbers of women, especially those aged 45-60. Going through a perimenopausal period is associated with many symptoms, including low back pain. This paper is a review of published research on the association between the perimenopausal age and low back pain. PubMed databases were investigated. After the search was narrowed to "menopausal status, back pain", 35 studies were found. Seven studies, which suited our area of research best, were thoroughly analyzed. All studies show increased pain when women enter this period of their life. There is no agreement among researchers regarding which stage of menopause is the most burdensome. Examples of possible treatments and physiotherapeutic methods targeting low back pain are also presented. Physiotherapeutic procedures used to treat low back pain include exercises in safe positions, balance exercises, manual therapy, massage and physical measures.

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low back painmenopause

Identifiers

PMID26528111
PMCPMC4612559

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