ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2021
Chronic Pain and Risk of Injurious Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
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- Assessing group medical visits for the management of chronic pain in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Gerontologist · 2026Pooled it
- A systematic review of chiropractic care for fall prevention: rationale, state of the evidence, and recommendations for future research.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Pooled it
- Exploring Population Characteristics and Recruitment Challenges in Older People Experiencing Falls at Home without Hospitalization or with an Emergency Department Visit: Insights from the RISING-DOM Experience.Clinical interventions in aging · 2023Trial
- Integrated analysis of load-velocity profiles, muscle ultrasound measures, and lifestyle determinants in older adults with and without fall history.GeroScience · 2026Article
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- Development of fall prediction models in community-dwelling older adults: comparison of biological and multidomain models for falls and injurious falls.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Physical activity, health symptoms, and falls in older adults with different cognition levels: evidence from the Health and Retirement Study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
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- Ultrasound-guided continuous parasacral ischial plane block for diabetic foot ulcer healing: study protocol for a single-centre, prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint controlled trial.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Chronic neck pain is associated with altered gait performance compared to healthy controls: Cross-sectional observations.Gait & posture · 2026Observational
- Relationship between sleep duration and falls in older Mexican Americans: Sex differences in a longitudinal study.Journal of psychosomatic research · 2025Article
- Association between chronic pain severity, falls, frailty and perceived health in older adults at risk of falls.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Chronic pain in older adults with psychiatric disorders: the DoCPPA study protocol.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Comparing interpretable machine learning models for fall risk in middle-aged and older adults with and without pain.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Caregiver beliefs about older adult falls from a nationally representative U.S. sample 2022.Journal of safety research · 2025Article
- The association between anserine bursa pain and fall susceptibility: a prospective analysis of the osteoarthritis initiative.Frontiers in aging · 2025Article
- Severe Neck and Low Back Pain Predicts Severe Pain 5 Years Later in Older Men: A Cohort Study.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Chronic pain in older adults with disabilities is associated with fall-related injuries: a prospective cohort study.European geriatric medicine · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal Pain Characteristics and Objectively Measured Physical Activity in Older Adults.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundFall injuries are a leading cause of death in older adults. The potential impact of chronic pain characteristics on risk for injurious falls is not well understood. This prospective cohort study examined the relationship between chronic pain and risk for injurious falls in older adults.
methodThe MOBILIZE Boston Study enrolled 765 community-dwelling adults aged 70 years and older living in and around Boston, Massachusetts. Chronic pain characteristics, including pain severity, pain interference, and pain distribution, were measured at baseline using the Brief Pain Inventory subscales and a joint pain questionnaire. Occurrence of falls and fall-related injuries were recorded using monthly fall calendar postcards and fall follow-up interviews during the 4-year follow-up period.
resultsNegative binomial regression models showed that pain interference and pain distribution, but not pain severity, independently predicted injurious falls adjusting for potential confounders. Participants in the highest third of pain interference scores had a 61% greater risk of injurious falls compared to those reporting little or no pain interference. Compared to no pain, multisite pain was associated with a 57% greater risk of injurious falls. Stratified by gender, the association was only significant in women. In the short term, moderate-to-severe pain in a given month was associated with increased risk of injurious falls in the subsequent month.
conclusionsGlobal pain measures are associated with increased risk of injurious falls in older adults. Pain assessment should be incorporated into fall risk assessments. Interventions are needed to prevent fall injuries among elders with chronic pain.
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