Increase in lumbar kyphosis and spinal inclination, declining back muscle strength, and sarcopenia are risk factors for onset of GERD: a 5-year prospective longitudinal cohort study.
Shiro ImagamaKei AndoKazuyoshi KobayashiMasaaki MachinoSatoshi TanakaMasayoshi MorozumiShunsuke KanbaraSadayuki ItoTaisuke SekiTakashi HamadaShinya IshizukaHiroaki NakashimaNaoki IshiguroYukiharu HasegawaPublished 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)
This prospective longitudinal study firstly demonstrated that lumbar kyphotic change, aggravation of spinal inclination, decreased back muscle strength, and sarcopenia are significant risk factors for new development of GERD. Management and prevention of these factors may contribute to reduction of GERD symptoms and increased QOL in middle-aged and elderly people. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.