The association of spinal morning stiffness with lumbar disc degeneration and C-reactive protein: The back complaints in older adults (BACE) study
Our results suggest that the severity of patient-reported spinal morning stiffness might be considered in future definitions of symptomatic spinal OA and that spinal morning stiffness is probably a symptom of a degenerative process in the spine rather than a symptom of systemic inflammation in patients with back pain.
Authors
- Wendy T. M. Enthoven
- Sita Bierma‐Zeinstra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1280-5896)
- Bart W. Koes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0450-9969)
- Daniel Feller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9853-3486)
- Alessandro Chiarotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2350-9945)
- R. van den Berg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1570-0320)
- E.H. Oei
Institutions
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
- Published
- 2024-10-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocarto.2024.100535
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.34