ArticleEuropean review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity2021
Effects of low back pain on balance performance in elderly people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The effect of dual-task conditions on postural control in adults with low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- Is movement variability altered in people with chronic non-specific low back pain? A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on balance in patients with non-specific low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Lumbosacral orthosis can improve postural control in older adults with chronic low back pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- Current Evidence and Intervention Approaches for Physical Activity and Low Back Pain in Older Adult Populations: A Narrative Review.BioMed research international · 2026Review
- Two-years clinical course of pain intensity and symptom satisfaction for latent classes in older adults with back pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Observational
- Fatigue as a mediator between multidimensional influencing factors and lower limb function in older adults based on the theory of unpleasant symptoms.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Association between chronic pain severity, falls, frailty and perceived health in older adults at risk of falls.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Effects of aerobic exercise in addition to core stabilization exercises on functional capacity, physical performance and fall risk in geriatric individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Poor Sleep Quality Worsens Static and Dynamic Balance Control in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Pain research & management · 2025Article
- The Effect of Kinesiology Taping on Posture, Balance, and Gait in Patients Suffering from Low Back Pain.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Postural control and trunk stability on sway parameters in adults with and without chronic low back pain.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 · 2024Article
- Postural adaptations within normalized stability between older adults with and without chronic low back pain.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 · 2023Article
- Cohort study of postural sway and low back pain: the Copenhagen City Heart Study.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 · 2023Article
- Changes in cortical activation during upright stance in individuals with chronic low back pain: An fNIRS study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2023Article
- Tension-type headache and low back pain reconsidered.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch suggests that individuals with low back pain (LBP) may have poorer motor control compared to their healthy counterparts. However, the sample population of almost 90% of related articles are young and middle-aged people. There is still a lack of a systematic review about the balance performance of elderly people with low back pain. This study aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to understand the effects of LBP on balance performance in elderly people.
methodsThis systematic review and meta-analysis included a comprehensive search of PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases for full-text articles published before January 2020. We included the articles that 1) investigated the elderly people with LBP; 2) assessed balance performance with any quantifiable clinical assessment or measurement tool and during static or dynamic activity; 3) were original research. Two independent reviewers screened the relevant articles, and disagreements were resolved by a third reviewer.
resultsThirteen case-control studies comparing balance performance parameters between LBP and healthy subjects were included. The experimental group (LBP group) was associated with significantly larger area of centre of pressure movement (P < 0.001), higher velocity of centre of pressure sway in the anteroposterior and mediolateral directions (P = 0.01 and P = 0.02, respectively), longer path length in the anteroposterior direction (P < 0.001), slower walking speed (P = 0.05), and longer timed up and go test time (P = 0.004) than the control group.
conclusionThe results showed that balance performance was impaired in elderly people with LBP. We should pay more attention to the balance control of elderly people with LBP.
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