Spinal pain and its impact on older people

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The term 'spinal pain' collectively includes the cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral regions of the spine. The majority of older people experience spinal pain, and with an increasing proportion of older people, the prevalence of spinal conditions are expected to increase in the coming decades. Musculoskeletal conditions of the spine in the older patient commonly include osteoarthritis and spinal stenosis, and the result of these degenerative diseases includes pain, stiffness and a decreased ability to engage in everyday activities. More than just the burden of pain, spinal pain has a significant considerable impact on the wellbeing and independence of older people within the community. Spinal pain is poorly managed, and knowledge of safe and effective treatment strategies are lacking because of the exclusion of older people in clinical research. Spinal pain in older people is a global health problem; the physical and personal impact of spinal directly threatens efforts to support healthy ageing.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Best practice & research. Clinical rheumatology - 31(2017), 2 vom: 11. Apr., Seite 192-202

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ferreira, Manuela L [VerfasserIn]
de Luca, Katie [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aged
Aging
Journal Article
Low back pain
Musculoskeletal diseases
Musculoskeletal pain
Osteoarthritis
Pain management
Review

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Date Completed 12.04.2018

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.berh.2017.08.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM278895824