Are respiratory disorders risk factors for troublesome low-back pain? A study of a general population cohort in Sweden.
Eva Rasmussen-BarrC MagnussonM NordinE SkillgatePublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2019)
Our findings indicate that suffering from asthma and/or COPD increases the risk of developing troublesome LBP, which highlights the importance to consider the overall health of people at risk of troublesome LBP and to take the multi-morbidity perspective into consideration. Future longitudinal studies are needed to confirm our findings. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.