Pain Provocation and the Energy Cost of Walking: A Matched Comparison Study of Older Adults With and Without Chronic Low Back Pain With Radiculopathy.

CONCLUSIONS: Among older adults with CLBPR, pain provocation drives increases in the energy cost of walking. Because high energy cost of walking is predictive of mobility decline, clinicians may focus on effective pain management strategies during walking, which may potentially decrease the risk of mobility decline.
PMID: 30998562 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physical Therapy - April 14, 2019 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Coyle PC, Pugliese JM, Sions JM, Eskander MS, Schrack JA, Hicks GE Tags: J Geriatr Phys Ther Source Type: research