Experimental Pain Sensitivity is Associated with Clinical Pain and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults with Chronic Low Back Pain

Though chronic low back pain (CLBP) is highly prevalent and debilitating among older adults, geriatric CLBP remains understudied, limiting our understanding of factors like pain sensitivity (i.e., the responsiveness of pain pathways) that may perpetuate pain and disability in this population. Therefore, the purpose of this pilot study was to test associations between multimodal pain sensitivity and various domains of clinical outcomes in older adults with CLBP. Twenty-five older adults with CLBP (mean age 69.4 ( ±6.2) years: 52% female) underwent static and dynamic pain sensitivity testing across two sessions.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research