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Testing the deconditioning hypothesis of low back pain: A study in 1182 older women

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posted on 2024-06-04, 01:19 authored by Scott D Tagliaferri, Gabriele Armbrecht, Clint MillerClint Miller, Patrick J Owen, Niamh MundellNiamh Mundell, Dieter Felsenberg, Friederike Thomasius, Daniel L Belavy
This study assessed the deconditioning hypothesis of low back pain (LBP) by examining physical function in relation to LBP and self-reported physical activity in women. This cross-sectional study recruited a representative population-based sample of females aged greater than 60 years. In total, 1182 women were included in the study and completed questionnaires (physical activity and LBP intensity) and functional testing (countermovement jump, chair rise, gait speed and grip strength). Individuals were stratified into four groups based on physical activity and LBP status and analysed via a two-way ANOVA. Most participants (87%) reported current LBP and 25% were physically active. Countermovement jump height, chair rise and grip strength were lower in physically inactive women (p ≤ 0.005), but not women with LBP (p ≥ 0.21). Gait speed was not associated with physical activity or LBP status. There was no association between LBP and physical activity status. Whilst LBP was associated with lower physical activity, contrary to the deconditioning hypothesis, LBP status itself was not associated with reduced physical function in community-dwelling women 60 years and older. This implies that LBP may not be related to physical function in this population group, but rather to their physical activity levels.

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Journal

European journal of sport sciences

Volume

20

Pagination

17-23

Location

Chichester, Eng.

eISSN

1536-7290

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2019, European College of Sport Science

Issue

1

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

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