Association between modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors with paralumbar muscle health in patients with lower back pain

• DOI: 10.1016/j.xnsj.2024.100570
• Publication Date: 2024-11-02T17:40:57Z
• Authors: John Fallon; Jonathan Sgaglione; Matthew Rohde; Junho Song; Austen D. Katz; Alex Ngan; Sarah Trent; Bongseok Jung; Adam Strigenz; Mitchell Seitz; Joshua Zhang; Jeff Silber; David Essig; Sheeraz Qureshi; Sohrab Virk
• Keywords: Association (psychology); Back Pain

Prior studies have linked sarcopenia and fat infiltration in paraspinal muscles with lumbar pain, spinal pathology, adverse postoperative outcomes spine surgery. A recent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based method for assessing muscle health, incorporating parameters such as Goutallier Classification (GC) the Paralumbar Muscle Cross-Sectional Area to Body Mass Index ratio (PL-CSA/BMI), has shown that higher grades correlate significant improvements patient-reported outcomes. Despite these advancements, there is limited research on associations between paralumbar health factors age, BMI, walking tolerability, spondylolisthesis. Our study aimed evaluate associations.