Low back pain in persons with lower extremity amputation: a systematic review of the literature

MJ Highsmith, LM Goff, AL Lewandowski, S Farrokhi… - The Spine Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Lower extremity amputation (LEA) is associated with an elevated
risk for development and progression of secondary health conditions. Low back pain (LBP) …

Low back pain in people with lower limb amputation: A cross-sectional study

PK Sadowski, S Battista, G Leuzzi, LG Sansone… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A cross-sectional study based on an online questionnaire. Objective. The aim
was to investigate the prevalence and intensity of low back pain (LBP) in people with lower …

More than half of persons with lower limb amputation suffer from chronic back pain or residual limb pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis

M Oosterhoff, JHB Geertzen… - Disability and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose The aim of this study is to systematically review and critically assess the
methodological quality of literature regarding prevalence, characteristics and factors …

Biopsychosocial risk factors associated with chronic low back pain after lower limb amputation

S Farrokhi, B Mazzone, M Schneider, S Gombatto… - Medical hypotheses, 2017 - Elsevier
Low back pain is a common secondary health condition after lower limb amputation with
important implications related to functional capabilities and overall quality of life. Despite the …

Prevalence of low back pain and relationship to mental health symptoms and quality of life after a deployment-related lower limb amputation

B Mazzone, S Farrokhi, BD Hendershot, CT McCabe… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective, cross-sectional study. Objective. To assess the prevalence and
association of low back pain (LBP) with psychosocial factors in Service members with …

Perceptions of low back pain in people with lower limb amputation: a focus group study

H Devan, AB Carman, PA Hendrick… - Disability and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: This study explored the perceptions of people with a lower limb amputation as to
important factors contributing to their low back pain (LBP). Method: Semi-structured …

[PDF][PDF] Physical and functional measures related to low back pain in individuals with lower-limb amputation: an exploratory pilot study.

K Friel, E Domholdt, DG Smith - Journal of Rehabilitation …, 2005 - rehab.research.va.gov
For this study, we compared the physical impairments and functional deficits of individuals
with lower-limb amputation (LLA) for those with and without low back pain (LBP). Nineteen …

Prevalence of back pain, its effect on functional ability and health-related quality of life in lower limb amputees secondary to trauma or tumour: a comparison across …

CS Hammarlund, M Carlström… - Prosthetics and …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and Objectives: The prevalence of back pain and its effect on function and
health-related quality of life across three levels of lower limb amputation secondary to …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding low back pain in traumatic lower limb amputees: a systematic review

B Sivapuratharasu, AMJ Bull, AH McGregor - Archives of Rehabilitation …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective This systematic review aims to evaluate current literature for the prevalence,
causes, and effect of low back pain (LBP) in traumatic lower limb amputees, specifically its …

Potential lower extremity amputation-induced mechanisms of chronic low back pain: role for focused resistance exercise

JG Wasser, KR Vincent, DC Herman… - Disability and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: Approximately 185 000 individuals undergo limb amputations every year. Of this
population, 40% experience lower extremity amputations. A common musculoskeletal …