Associations between psychological factors and daily step count in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.

Conclusion: Older age, fewer stenoses, less severe stenosis at L3-L4, lower walking capacity, higher anxiety, and fear-avoidance beliefs about pain and depression are more closely associated with lower daily step count than are back and leg pain. Assessment and treatment of psychological factors might help to increase physical activity in patients with LSS.
PMID: 33267720 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - December 3, 2020 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Minetama M, Kawakami M, Teraguchi M, Kagotani R, Mera Y, Sumiya T, Nakagawa M, Yamamoto Y, Matsuo S, Sakon N, Nakatani T, Kitano T, Nakagawa Y Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research