A Summary of Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Therapy Engagement for Older Adults With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Scoping Review
This scoping review is the first to identify facilitators and barriers influencing PT engagement for patients with LSS. It is imperative that clinicians consider facilitators and barriers in addition to patient-specific needs to optimize engagement in PT and maximize mobility and health for patients with LSS. Future research should focus on other potential factors impacting PT engagement such as health care practitioner referrals to PT.
Authors
- Catherine Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3606-8838)
- Rachel Smertz
Institutions
- MGH Institute of Health Professions (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1519/jpt.0000000000000494
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00