Walking and back muscle activity in aging spine disease
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study is looking at how your walking and back muscle activity change after spinal fusion surgery for common aging-related spine problems. It will help doctors understand muscle function around the spine, which may improve recovery.
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Who can take part
- You have one of these spine problems: a curved spine from aging, an unbalanced spine, narrowing in the lower back, a slipped disc in the lower back, or a type of neck spine issue that affects the spinal cord.
- You are 60 years old or older.
- You are already planning to have spinal fusion surgery (surgery to join bones in your spine) that is not an emergency.
- You have not had any spine surgery before.
- You do not have other nerve, muscle, or joint diseases (like Parkinson's), active infections, tumors, or severe heart, brain, liver, or kidney disease.
- You do not have mental illness or dementia, and you are able to cooperate with the study.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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