Nonsurgical Treatment of Lumbar Disk Herniation: Are Outcomes Different in Older Adults?

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether older adults (aged ≥60) experience less improvement in disability and pain with nonsurgical treatment of lumbar disk herniation (LDH) than younger adults (

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Published in:Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) 2011-03, Vol.59 (3), p.423-429
Main Authors: Suri, Pradeep, Hunter, David J., Jouve, Cristin, Hartigan, Carol, Limke, Janet, Pena, Enrique, Li, Ling, Luz, Jennifer, Rainville, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age differences
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical outcomes
Disability Evaluation
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Diseases of the spine
Female
General aspects
Geriatric Assessment
geriatrics
herniation
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Displacement - therapy
intervertebral disk displacement
Longitudinal Studies
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Medical treatment
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
Older people
outcomes
Pain Measurement
Physical Examination
Prospective Studies
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Spinal cord injuries
Statistics, Nonparametric
Surveys and Questionnaires
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:OBJECTIVES: To determine whether older adults (aged ≥60) experience less improvement in disability and pain with nonsurgical treatment of lumbar disk herniation (LDH) than younger adults (
ISSN:0002-8614
1532-5415
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03316.x