Seniors are prone to develop certain lower back pain (LBP) pathologies given their age-related physical and psychosocial changes.
This current review aimed to identify and summarise the common causes and risk factors of developing severe/chronic LBP in older adults.
The review found that prevalence rates of severe and chronic LBP increase with older age.
Additionally, various age-related physical, psychological and mental changes (e.g. spinal degeneration, age-related changes in central pain processing, and dementia) as well as risk factors (such as genetic pain sensitivity, female gender and low socio-economic status) may also affect the prognosis and management of LBP in older adults.
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