Low back pain in older adults: risk factors, management options and future directions

AYL Wong, J Karppinen, D Samartzis - Scoliosis and spinal disorders, 2017 - Springer
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the major disabling health conditions among older adults
aged 60 years or older. While most causes of LBP among older adults are non-specific and …

Benefits and harms of spinal manipulative therapy for the treatment of chronic low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

SM Rubinstein, A De Zoete, M Van Middelkoop… - bmj, 2019 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the benefits and harms of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for the
treatment of chronic low back pain. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of …

Motor control changes in low back pain: divergence in presentations and mechanisms

JH Van Dieën, NP Reeves, BN Green, CD Johnson, S Haldeman, E Griffith… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Objective The purpose of this review was to identify risk factors, prognostic factors, and
comorbidities associated with common spinal disorders. Methods A sco** review of the …

The effect of timing of physical therapy for acute low back pain on health services utilization: a systematic review

E Arnold, J La Barrie, L DaSilva, M Patti… - Archives of physical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To synthesize literature about the effect of early physical therapy (PT) for acute low
back pain (LBP) on subsequent health services utilization (HSU), compared to delayed PT …

The effect on clinical outcomes when targeting spinal manipulation at stiffness or pain sensitivity: a randomized trial

CG Nim, GN Kawchuk, B Schiøttz-Christensen… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The mechanisms underlying pain relief following spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) are not
understood fully although biomechanical and neurophysiological processes have been …