Objective: The objectives were (1) to establish the strength of the association between
incident cases of osteoarthritis (OA) and low back pain (LBP), and physical activity (PA) and …

Background Physical activity in leisure time is often considered to have favourable effects on
the risk of low back pain (LBP), but demonstrating a definite association in epidemiological …

Physical activity (PA) is increasingly recognised as an important factor within studies of
osteoarthritis (OA). However, subjective methods used to assess PA are highly variable and …

Abstract In 2016, an estimated 30.8 million working days were lost to musculoskeletal pain
in the UK, accounting for 22.4% of all sickness absence. 1 Furthermore, it is estimated that …

The aim of this review was to investigate the association between total and domain-specific
physical activity (PA) and non-specific low back pain (LBP) in adults. Seven databases were …

Objective To determine whether comorbidity presence, frequency or type is associated with
Physical Activity (PA) levels in people with Osteoarthritis (OA). Design Secondary data …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations between (i) various types of physical activity and
the risk of back pain incidence, and (ii) the influence of substituting sedentary behaviours …

Introduction: The overall goal of this thesis is to improve understanding of physical activity
(PA), one of the most important, modifiable but controversial risk factors in osteoarthritis …

Background Although it is generally accepted that physical activity and flares of low back
pain (LBP) are related, evidence for the directionality of this association is mixed. The Flares …

Study Design. Observational cross-sectional. Objective. To investigate the association
between leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and low back pain (LBP) in adults from primary …