Introduction: Back pain is a prevalent health problem. Research often focuses on adults.
Evidence on the long-term course of back pain in older patients is limited. A prospective …

Background Although back pain is common among older people, limited information is
available about the characteristics of these patients in primary care. Earlier research …

The aim of the current study was to determine the course of back pain in older patients and
identify prognostic factors for non-recovery at 3months' follow-up. We conducted a …

Background Although back complaints are common among older people, limited information
is available in the literature about the clinical course of back pain in older people and the …

Abstract Background Context Although back pain is common among older adults, there is
relatively little research on the course of back pain in this age group. Purpose Our primary …

Objectives To report the clinical course of older adults presenting for a new primary care visit
for back pain, no healthcare visit for back pain within the prior 6 months, by describing pain …

Background Back pain represents a substantial burden globally, ranking first in a recent
assessment among causes of years lived with disability. Though back pain is widely studied …

BACKGROUND: Back pain is a common musculoskeletal complaint seen in older people. It
is important to get an insight in the course of back complaints and to identify factors …

Objectives. To determine the prevalence of disabling and non-disabling back pain across
age in older adults, and identify risk factors for back pain onset in this age group. Methods …

Background Low back pain (LBP) in older adults is poorly understood because the vast
majority of the LBP research has focused on the working aged population. The aim of this …