Links between the Hip and the Lumbar Spine (Hip Spine Syndrome) as they Relate to Clinical Decision Making for Patients with Lumbopelvic Pain

Heidi Prather, Linda van Dillen

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Abstract

This narrative review focuses on the links between the hip and lumbar spine in the context of lumbopelvic pain. The literature regarding this topic is variable, found in many disciplines of care using different terminology. Collectively these inconsistencies add to the complexity of understanding the current evidence as it pertains to clinical practice. We have chosen to review studies that describe and assess overlapping pain distributions between the lumbar spine and hip, hip osteoarthritis and lumbopelvic pain, improvements in low back pain following hip arthroplasty, association of hip range of motion and lumbopelvic pain, and lumbopelvic motion and hip motion as they relate to low back pain and gender. The links between the hip and lumbar spine may provide the clinician important information to make decisions and recommendations for people presenting with the clinical symptom complex including lumbopelvic pain.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)S64-S72
JournalPM and R
Volume11
Issue numberS1
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2019

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