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ReviewScoliosis and spinal disorders2017

Low back pain in older adults: risk factors, management options and future directions.

Arnold YL Wong, Jaro Karppinen, Dino Samartzis

3 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Scoliosis and spinal disorders, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 188 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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.

NCT03802045 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Electroacupuncture Frequency-related Effects on Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults: Triple-blind, 12-month Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Sao Paulo General HospitalRan2019 to 2021Enrolled125ConditionsLow Back PainArmsElectroacupuncture, Needle, Adhesive Moxa
NCT05167877 completednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Studying Aging, Mobility and Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults Using Remote Monitoring

TypeobservationalSponsorMcMaster UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled30ConditionsLow Back Pain, Chronic PainArmsNo intervention will be given to the participants
NCT06407687 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Comparative Effects of Electro Dry Needling Versus Dry Needling on Pain, Endurance and Range of Motion in Patients With of Quadratus Lumborum Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2024 to 2024Enrolled26ConditionsQuadratus Lumborum SyndromeArmsElectro Dry Needlig, dry needling
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

188 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  9. The importance of inflammatory biomarkers in non-specific acute and chronic low back pain: 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 · 2023
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  11. Spinal manipulative therapy in older adults with chronic low back pain: an individual participant data meta-analysis.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 · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Arnold YL WongDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, SAR China.ORCID 0000-0002-5911-5756
Jaro KarppinenMedical Research Center Oulu, Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Oulu and Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
Dino SamartzisDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, SAR China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the major disabling health conditions among older adults aged 60 years or older. While most causes of LBP among older adults are non-specific and self-limiting, seniors are prone to develop certain LBP pathologies and/or chronic LBP given their age-related physical and psychosocial changes. Unfortunately, no review has previously summarized/discussed various factors that may affect the effective LBP management among older adults. Accordingly, the objectives of the current narrative review were to comprehensively summarize common causes and risk factors (modifiable and non-modifiable) of developing severe/chronic LBP in older adults, to highlight specific issues in assessing and treating seniors with LBP, and to discuss future research directions. Existing evidence suggests that prevalence rates of severe and chronic LBP increase with older age. As compared to working-age adults, older adults are more likely to develop certain LBP pathologies (e.g., osteoporotic vertebral fractures, tumors, spinal infection, and lumbar spinal stenosis). Importantly, various age-related physical, psychological, and mental changes (e.g., spinal degeneration, comorbidities, physical inactivity, age-related changes in central pain processing, and dementia), as well as multiple risk factors (e.g., genetic, gender, and ethnicity), may affect the prognosis and management of LBP in older adults. Collectively, by understanding the impacts of various factors on the assessment and treatment of older adults with LBP, both clinicians and researchers can work toward the direction of more cost-effective and personalized LBP management for older people.

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BrainDisc degenerationElderlyFallsGeneticsLow back painManagementPain assessmentRisk factorsSpine

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PMID28435906
PMCPMC5395891

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