Improving the understanding and management of back pain in older adults: the BOOST research programme including RCT and OPAL cohort

• Main Authors: Esther Williamson (Author), Maria T Sanchez-Santos (Author), Ioana R Marian (Author), Mandy Maredza (Author), Cynthia Srikesavan (Author), Angela Garrett (Author), Alana Morris (Author), Graham Boniface (Author), Susan J Dutton (Author), Frances Griffiths (Author), Gary S Collins (Author), Stavros Petrou (Author), Julie Bruce (Author), Jeremy Fairbank (Author), Zara Hansen (Author), Karen Barker (Author), Charles Hutchinson (Author), Christian Mallen (Author), Lesley Ward (Author), Richard Gagen (Author), Judith Fitch (Author), David P French (Author), Sarah E Lamb (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Back pain frequently affects older people. Knowledge about back pain in older people and evidence to inform clinical care was lacking, particularly for older people with neurogenic claudication due to spinal stenosis, which is a debilitating condition. Objectives To understand and reduce...