Changes in objectively measured physical activity (performance) after epidural steroid injection for lumbar spinal stenosis

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2008-2014

  Tomkins Lane, Christy C ^a,b   Conway, Justin ^b   Hepler, Charles ^a   Haig, Andrew J ^b  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Injections, epidural; Lumbar spinal stenosis; Physical activity; Rehabilitation; Spinal stenosis; Walking

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; STEROID THERAPY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, EPIDURAL; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL STENOSIS; WALKING;

EID: 84867887435     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.05.014     Document Type: Article

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