Classification of Geriatric Low Back Pain Based on Hip Characteristics With a 12-Month Longitudinal Exploration of Clinical Outcomes: Findings From Delaware Spine Studies

• Published in: Physical therapy Vol. 101; no. 12
• Main Authors: Hicks, Gregory E, Pohlig, Ryan T, Coyle, Peter C, Sions, J Megan, Weiner, Debra K, Pugliese, Jenifer M, Velasco, Teonette O, O’Brien, Victoria A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Back pain; Chronic Disease; Clinical outcomes; Cohort Studies; Disability Evaluation; Female; Geriatric Assessment; Geriatrics; Hip Joint - physiopathology; Humans; Independent Living; Longitudinal Studies; Low Back Pain - classification; Low Back Pain - physiopathology; Male; Middle Aged; Mobility; Older people; Original Research; Pain Measurement; Prospective Studies; Walk Test; Back Pain; Mobility Limitation; Aging; Statistical; Arthritis; Models; Low Back Pain; Hip; Hip Osteoarthritis; Chronic Pain; Geriatrics

Abstract Objective The purpose of this study is to identify geriatric chronic low back pain (LBP) subgroups based on the presence of potentially modifiable hip impairments, using Latent Variable Mixture Modeling (LVMM), and to examine the prospective relationship between these subgroups and key outc...