The relationship between indicators of lumbo-pelvic coordination and pain, disability, pain catastrophizing and depression in patients presenting with non-chronic low back pain

Elizabeth Salt, Amanda T. Wiggins, Mary Kay Rayens, Quenten Hooker, Iman Shojaei, Babak Bazrgari

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Abstract

This study examined associations and changes overtime in low back kinematics and disability, pain, pain catastrophizing, and depression and assessed whether associations and changes overtime varied between individuals who meet the classification criteria for chronic low back pain at 6 months and those who do not. Findings suggested that those persons with a higher ratio of lumbar contribution to thorax motion and smaller pelvic tilt during forward bending had higher scores on measures of disability, pain and pain catastrophizing. This same association was found in those who met classification criteria for chronic low back pain at 6 months. Opposing associations were found in the group not meeting classification criteria for chronic low back pain, specifically, increased pelvic tilt was positively associated with higher pain catastrophizing scores. Practitioner summary This study examined associations and changes overtime in low back kinematics and psychosocial and clinical factors and whether associations and changes overtime varied between individuals who meet the classification criteria for chronic low back pain at 6 months and those who do not, Results suggest that associations exist between psychological factors and kinematic changes during the time between an acute low back pain episode to meeting classification for chronic low back pain at 6 months.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)724-734
Number of pages11
JournalErgonomics
Volume63
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2 2020

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by the National Centre for Research Resources and the National Centre for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health [UL1TR000117]. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. Dr. Salt would also like to acknowledge Drs. Suzanne Segerstrom and Leslie Crofford for their mentorship during the conduct of this study.

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Funding

This work was supported in part by the National Centre for Research Resources and the National Centre for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health [UL1TR000117]. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. Dr. Salt would also like to acknowledge Drs. Suzanne Segerstrom and Leslie Crofford for their mentorship during the conduct of this study.

FundersFunder number
National Institutes of Health (NIH)UL1TR000117
National Center for Research Resources
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)KL2TR000116

    Keywords

    • Low back pain
    • depression
    • disability
    • kinematics
    • pain catastrophizing

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Human Factors and Ergonomics
    • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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