Relationship of sagittal spinal alignment with low back pain and physical performance in the general population

Abstract Studies have suggested a relationship between sagittal spinal malalignment and low back pain (LBP). The current study investigated the relationship of spinal alignment with LBP and physical performance in 1491 individuals who attended the second follow-up visit of the Wakayama Spine Study....

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Main Authors: Kazuhiro Hira, Keiji Nagata, Hiroshi Hashizume, Yoshiki Asai, Hiroyuki Oka, Shunji Tsutsui, Masanari Takami, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Shigeyuki Muraki, Toru Akune, Toshiko Iidaka, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Kozo Nakamura, Munehito Yoshida, Sakae Tanaka, Noriko Yoshimura, Hiroshi Yamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-00116-w