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Papers: 5 Feb 2022 - 11 Feb 2022


2022 Feb 05


Spine J

Microscopic changes in the spinal extensor musculature in people with chronic spinal pain: a systematic review.

Authors

Purushotham S, Stephenson RS, Sanderson A, Abichandani D, Greig C, Gardner A, Falla D
Spine J. 2022 Feb 05.
PMID: 35134540.

Abstract

Chronic spinal pain is one the most common musculoskeletal disorders. Previous studies have observed microscopic structural changes in the spinal extensor muscles in people with chronic spinal pain. This systematic review synthesizes and analyses all the existing evidence of muscle microscopic changes in people with chronic spinal pain.