Association Between Self-Reported Spinal Morning Stiffness and Radiographic Evidence of Lumbar Disk Degeneration in Participants of the Cohort Hip and Cohort Knee (CHECK) Study.

CONCLUSIONS: This study showed an association between self-reported spinal morning stiffness and symptomatic LDD. When morning stiffness lasted > 30 minutes, there was a significant association with the features of LDD. The association was stronger when the severity of spinal morning stiffness increased. PMID: 31742363 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31742363?dopt=Abstract

Source: Physical Therapy - November 18, 2019 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: van den Berg R, Jongbloed EM, Kuchuk NO, Koes BW, Oei EHG, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA, Luijsterburg PAJ Tags: Phys Ther Source Type: research