Responsiveness of central sensitization-related measures in older people with chronic low back pain
Current measures of central sensitization are not as responsive as clinical outcomes of disability and pain. Central sensitization measures should not be used to monitor improvement with exercise intervention in older adults with non-specific low back pain. Future studies investigating the responsiveness of these measures in more precisely defined subgroups and using contemporary operational definitions are warranted.
Authors
- Ana Paula Coelho Figueira Freire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2805-5746)
- Eleonora Esposito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4759-7142)
- Maria Carolina Viana Lemuchi
- Rafael Zambelli Pinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2775-860X)
- Robert Resende Nascimento
- Jackson Linke
- Larissa Bragança Falcão Marques
- Marcia Rodrigues Franco
- Leandro Alberto Calazans Nogueira
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
- University of Technology Sydney (AU)
- Central Washington University (US)
- University Center Augusto Motta (BR)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Musculoskeletal Science and Practice
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2026.103519
- Primary Topic
- Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00