Hip Range of Motion and Strength Predict 12-Month Physical Function Outcomes in Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain: The Delaware Spine Studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to investigate whether poor hip range of motion (ROM) and strength predict 12-month physical function decline among older adults with chronic low back pain (LBP) and whether hip osteoarthritis modifies those relationships.

Methods

At baseline, passive ROM and strength measurements were taken for hip flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation, and external rotation; ultrasound images and self-reported symptoms were used to evaluate hip osteoarthritis presence (eg, osteophytes and hip pain). At baseline and 12 months, performance-based (repeated chair rise, self-selected gait speed, 6-minute walk test [6MWT]) and self-reported (Quebec LBP Disability Questionnaire, Late-Life Function & Disability Instrument [LLFDI] basi

SUBMITTER: Coyle PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8672177 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature