ArticlePhysical therapy2019
Low Back Pain--Related Disability in Parkinson Disease: Impact on Functional Mobility, Physical Activity, and Quality of Life.
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- Relationships between physical activities performed under free-living conditions and non-motor symptoms in people with Parkinson's: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity of the Timed Functional Arm and Shoulder Test Among Individuals With Parkinson's Disease.Physiotherapy Canada. Physiotherapie Canada · 2026Article
- Factors influencing activity performance and participation in usual life situations among people with Parkinson's disease: a mixed methods study.Disability and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Psychometric Characteristics of Smartphone-Based Gait Analyses in Chronic Health Conditions: A Systematic Review.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- A Survey of People With Parkinson's and Their Carers: The Management of Pain in Parkinson's.Journal of geriatric psychiatry and neurology · 2022Article
- Musculoskeletal pain in Parkinson's disease: a narrative review.Neurodegenerative disease management · 2021Review
- The Role of Mental Imagery in Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation.Brain sciences · 2021Review
- Musculoskeletal Pain in Parkinson's Disease.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
- Joint Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Data Reveals No Genetic Correlations Between Low Back Pain and Neurodegenerative Diseases.Frontiers in genetics · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with Parkinson disease (PD) frequently experience low back pain (LBP), yet the impact of LBP on functional mobility, physical activity, and quality of life (QOL) has not been described in PD.
objectiveThe objectives of this study were to describe body positions and functional activities associated with LBP and to determine the relationships between LBP-related disability and PD motor sign severity, physical activity level, and QOL.
designThe study was a cross-sectional study.
methodsThirty participants with idiopathic PD (mean age = 64.6 years [SD = 10.3]; 15 women) completed the Revised Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (RODQ), a measure of LBP-related disability. PD motor symptom severity was measured using the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale Part III (MDS-UPRDS III). The Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) was used to measure self-reported physical activity. The Parkinson Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39) was used to measure QOL. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize LBP intensity and LBP-related disability. Spearman correlations were used to determine relationships between the RODQ and the MDS-UPDRS III, PASE, and PDQ-39.
resultsLBP was reported to be of at least moderate intensity by 63.3% of participants. LBP most frequently impaired standing, sleeping, lifting, and walking. The RODQ was significantly related to the MDS-UPDRS III (r = 0.38), PASE (r = -0.37), PDQ-39 summary index (r = 0.55), PDQ-39 mobility subdomain (r = 0.54), and PDQ-39 bodily pain subdomain (r = 0.44). LIMITATIONS: Limitations included a small sample of people with mild to moderate PD severity, the fact that RODQ is a less frequently used measure of LBP-related disability, and the lack of a non-PD control group.
conclusionsLBP affected walking, sleeping, standing, and lifting in this small sample of people with mild to moderate PD. Greater LBP-related disability was associated with greater motor sign severity, lower physical activity level, and lower QOL in people with PD.
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