(104) The Aging Lumbosacral Spine and Development of Chronic Lower Back Pain

Chronic lower back pain continues to be a leading cause of disability, loss of work, and medical expenditures in the United States. As our baby-boom generation continues to age, medical healthcare will become increasingly tailored to providing care for the elderly. The World Health Organization speculates the geriatric population will reach two billion by 2050.1 This is a literature review describing the anatomic changes in the lumbosacral spine angle that occur with aging possibly contributing to chronic lower back pain.
Source: The Journal of Pain - Category: Materials Science Authors: Source Type: research