American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
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Am J Phys Med Rehabil · Feb 2006
Long-term exercise adherence in the elderly with chronic low back pain.
Chronic back pain is common in the elderly population and can be treated with exercise. Long-term adherence to exercise recommendations has been documented in adults of <65 yrs of age but not for elderly adults. This study explored exercise behaviors of elderly adults with a history of chronic back pain before and 2 yrs after treatment in an exercise-oriented rehabilitation program. ⋯ The exercise behaviors of many elderly adults with chronic low back pain can increase after an exercise-oriented spine physical therapy program.
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Am J Phys Med Rehabil · Feb 2006
F wave studies of neurogenic intermittent claudication in lumbar spinal stenosis.
Lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) may result in neurogenic claudication (NC), which is thought to be a result of transient ischemia during exercise. In this study we evaluated the changes in F wave studies before and immediately after walking stress in patients with NC. ⋯ Our data suggest that F wave studies after walking stress test provide more information for the diagnosis of NC.