The impact of sarcopenia on low back pain and quality of life in patients with osteoporosis.

Shoji IwahashiRyuki HashidaHiroo MatsuseEriko HigashiMasafumi BekkiSohei IwanagaKoji HaraTakahiko HiguchiYohei HirakawaAsami KubotaHiromi ImagawaYoko MutaKazuhito MinamitaniTatsuhiro YoshidaKimiaki YokosukaKei YamadaKimiaki SatoNaoto Shiba

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2022)

In this cross-sectional study, sarcopenia affected low back pain and QOL in ambulatory patients with osteoporosis. Sarcopenia may exacerbate low back pain and QOL.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
community dwelling
blood pressure