Associations Between Comorbid Pain Sites and Pain Bothersomeness with Pain Impact in Adults with Symptomatic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Baseline Data Analysis of the Lumbar Stenosis Prognostic Subgroups for Personalizing Care and Treatment Study

We describe the associations of the number of comorbid pain sites and cumulative bothersomeness of those sites with pain impact. This cross-sectional study uses baseline data from a cohort of adults aged ≥50 seeking non-surgical care for LSS at two spine clinics. Comorbid pain locations are summed from a self-reported checklist of 9 locations (range 0-9), and bothersomeness at each site is rated between 0-2 (range 0-18, higher indicates greater bothersomeness).

Source: The Journal of Pain - April 1, 2024 Category: Materials Science Authors: Natasha L. Parman, Eric N. Meier, Janna L. Friedly, Pradeep Suri, Maggie E. Horn, Colleen A. Burke, Ayumi Saito, Patrick J. Heagerty, Jeffrey G. Jarvik, Adam P. Goode, Amy M. Cizik, Monica Smersh, Sandra K. Johnston, Rebecca Fillipo, Sean D. Rundell Source Type: research