Does lumbar spinal degeneration begin with the anterior structures? A study of the observed epidemiology in a community-based populationPradeep Suri
Division of PM and R, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, USA
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 12:202. 2011
..We conducted a study to examine whether the view that spinal degeneration begins with the anterior spinal structures is supported by epidemiologic observations of degeneration in a community-based population...
- The accuracy of the physical examination for the diagnosis of midlumbar and low lumbar nerve root impingement
Pradeep Suri
Division of Research, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 36:63-73. 2011
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- Nonsurgical treatment of lumbar disk herniation: are outcomes different in older adults?
Pradeep Suri
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Am Geriatr Soc 59:423-9. 2011
..To determine whether older adults (aged ≥ 60) experience less improvement in disability and pain with nonsurgical treatment of lumbar disk herniation (LDH) than younger adults (< 60)...
- Acute low back pain is marked by variability: An internet-based pilot study
Pradeep Suri
Division of PM and R, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, USA
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 12:220. 2011
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Recurrence of radicular pain or back pain after nonsurgical treatment of symptomatic lumbar disk herniationPradeep Suri
Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 93:690-5. 2012
..To determine recurrence rates of lower-extremity radicular pain after nonsurgical treatment of acute symptomatic lumbar disk herniation (LDH), and to identify predictors of recurrence...
- Facet orientation and tropism: associations with spondylolysis
Leonid Kalichman
Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
J Spinal Disord Tech 23:101-5. 2010
..Cross-sectional study...
- Quantitative assessment of abdominal aortic calcification and associations with lumbar intervertebral disc height loss: the Framingham Study
Pradeep Suri
VA Boston Healthcare System, Division of PM and R, 150 S Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130, USA
Spine J 12:315-23. 2012
..Vascular disease has been proposed as a risk factor for disc height loss (DHL)...
- Quantification of walking ability in subjects with neurogenic claudication from lumbar spinal stenosis--a comparative study
James Rainville
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, 125 Nashua St, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Spine J 12:101-9. 2012
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- Increased trunk extension endurance is associated with meaningful improvement in balance among older adults with mobility problems
Pradeep Suri
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 92:1038-43. 2011
..To determine whether trunk extension endurance changes with training are associated with clinically meaningful improvements in balance among mobility-limited older adults...
- Low back pain and other musculoskeletal pain comorbidities in individuals with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee: data from the osteoarthritis initiative
Pradeep Suri
Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02130, USA
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 62:1715-23. 2010
..To examine the association of concurrent low back pain (LBP), and other musculoskeletal pain comorbidity, with knee pain severity in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA)...
- Epidemiology of osteoarthritis and associated comorbidities
Pradeep Suri
Division of PM and R, VA Boston Healthcare System JP Campus, 150 S Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130, USA
PM R 4:S10-9. 2012
..Further epidemiologic studies and randomized controlled trials are needed to prioritize prevention through targeting these modifiable risk factors for OA and related disability...
- Prevalence of anatomic impediments to interlaminar lumbar epidural steroid injection
Farah Hameed
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 93:339-43. 2012
..To determine the prevalence of anatomic impediments to interlaminar lumbar epidural steroid injection (LESI) in a community-based population...
- Does this older adult with lower extremity pain have the clinical syndrome of lumbar spinal stenosis?
Pradeep Suri
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
JAMA 304:2628-36. 2010
..The clinical syndrome of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) is a common diagnosis in older adults presenting with lower extremity pain...
- Bias in the physical examination of patients with lumbar radiculopathy
Pradeep Suri
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:275. 2010
..The objective of this study was to assess the effects of bias due to prior knowledge of lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging findings (MRI) on perceived diagnostic accuracy of the physical examination for lumbar radiculopathy...
- Prevalence and characteristics of flare-ups of chronic nonspecific back pain in primary care: a telephone survey
Pradeep Suri
VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
Clin J Pain 28:573-80. 2012
..To describe the prevalence and characteristics of flare-ups of chronic nonspecific back pain (CNSBP) among primary care patients, and to examine associations with measures of pain severity and psychosocial factors...
- Facet orientation and tropism: associations with facet joint osteoarthritis and degeneratives
Leonid Kalichman
Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 34:E579-85. 2009
..Cross-sectional study...
- Inciting events associated with lumbar disc herniation
Pradeep Suri
Division of Research, New England Baptist Hospital, Boston, MA 02120, USA
Spine J 10:388-95. 2010
..No prior study has investigated the frequency of patient-identified inciting events in lumbar disc herniation (LDH) or their clinical significance...
- Predictors of patient-reported recovery from motor or sensory deficits two years after acute symptomatic lumbar disk herniation
Pradeep Suri
Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, USA
PM R 4:936-944.e1. 2012
..To determine the prevalence of patient-reported recovery from motor or sensory deficits over 2 years of follow-up after acute symptomatic lumbar disk herniation and to identify predictors of perceived recovery...
- Trunk muscle attributes are associated with balance and mobility in older adults: a pilot study
Pradeep Suri
Department of PM and R, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
PM R 1:916-24. 2009
..To determine whether trunk muscle attributes are associated with balance and mobility performance among mobility-limited older adults...
