The association of the STarT Back Screening Tool and type of leg pain with low back pain disability trajectories: a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Multiple factors influence the recovery process of low back pain (LBP). The identification and increased knowledge of prognostic factors might contribute to a better understanding of the course of LBP. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association of the STarT Back Screening Tool (SBST) risk score and the type of leg pain (non-radiating LBP, referred non-radicular, and radicular radiating leg pain) with the disability trajectory (at baseline, the slope, and recovery at one year) in adults with low back pain.

Methods

This is a prospective cohort study in 347 patients with low back pain who sought physiotherapy care at three primary care practices in the Netherlands. Linear mixed models were estimated to describe the association of the SBST risk score

SUBMITTER: Lemmers GPG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10910701 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature