SynthesisClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2019
Prevalence of low back pain in the elderly population: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2019. 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 101 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
Studying Aging, Mobility and Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults Using Remote Monitoring
Comparative Effects of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises and Swiss Ball Exercises in Patients With Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
101 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness of epidural steroid injections for low back pain in older adults: a systematic review.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of musculoskeletal manipulations in elderly population with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of oblique lumbar interbody fusion versus transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy on pain intensity and disability in older people with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review with 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 · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of Self-Reported Work-Related Lower Back Pain and Its Associated Factors in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of environmental and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Lumbosacral orthosis can improve postural control in older adults with chronic low back pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
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- Tai Chi alleviates pain on fusiform-lingual and rolandic operculum-insula circuit in older participants with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled neuroimaging trial.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Trial
- Acupuncture for Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Baseline sample characteristics for the BackInAction pragmatic trial of acupuncture for chronic low back pain in older adults.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of intramuscular glucocorticoid injection in patients with lumbar radicular pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- The association between individual radiographic findings and improvement after chiropractic spinal manipulation and home exercise among older adults with back-related disability: a secondary analysis.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2025Trial
- Sustained acoustic medicine treatment of discogenic chronic low back pain: A randomized, multisite, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Hip-focused physical therapy versus spine-focused physical therapy for older adults with chronic low back pain at risk for mobility decline (MASH): a multicentre, single-masked, randomised controlled trial.The Lancet. Rheumatology · 2024Trial
- Evolving Treatment Options for Spinal Pain: Balancing Innovation and Affordability in Regenerative Medicine.Current pain and headache reports · 2026Review
- Newly identified intervertebral fat pad degenerates after intervertebral disc injury in a rat model of degeneration.Journal of anatomy · 2026Article
- Pain Phenotypes and Hematological Inflammatory Indices as Predictors of Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection Outcomes in Older Adults.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Unravelling the spine-gut-pain connection: chronic musculoskeletal pain and digestive dysfunction in a large-scale population-based cohort of 110,685 individuals.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 · 2026Article
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- Age-related alterations in trunk extensor force control during isometric and isokinetic contractions.Scientific reports · 2026Article
41 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of low-back pain (LBP) and to identify the level of functional disability in elderly individuals in different populations. From January 1985 to October 2018, a search was performed using the following databases: Embase, LILACS, SciELO, Scopus, Medline, and the Web of Science. The descriptors were low-back pain, back pain, lower-back pain, prevalence, and elderly in Portuguese and English. Two independent reviewers conducted a search for studies and evaluated their methodological quality. The search strategy returned 2186 titles, and 35 were included in this review. The studies evaluated 135,059 elderly individuals aged between 60 and 102 years, and the prevalence of LBP ranged from 21% to 75%. The levels of functional disability, as well as functional difficulties, activities of daily living, and physical capacity, were identified in 60% of the studies. This review indicated a high prevalence of LBP in elderly individuals and functional disability that affects factors important for independence. However, the studies used different methodologies, suggesting that more studies be conducted with scientific accuracy, methodological quality, and low risk of bias to contribute to the proposal of preventive actions for elderly populations.
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