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Restless legs syndrome in patients with chronic low back pain. | LitMetric

Restless legs syndrome in patients with chronic low back pain.

Br J Pain

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.

Published: February 2023

AI Article Synopsis

  • A study explored the connection between restless legs syndrome (RLS) and chronic low back pain (LBP) by examining the prevalence of RLS in patients with LBP and identifying key demographic and clinical characteristics.
  • Out of 102 participants, 35.3% were found to have RLS, with a significant majority being female, and those with RLS also reported higher pain intensity and disability scores.
  • Factors such as increased coffee intake and longer disease duration were associated with RLS patients, and overall quality of life was worse in the RLS group compared to those without RLS, except in terms of emotional role limitations and mental health.

Article Abstract

Background: Based on studies showing that both chronic low back pain (LBP) and restless legs syndrome (RLS) have similar pathophysiological mechanisms, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of RLS in patients with chronic LBP and to define which demographic and clinical features are prominent in those with LBP accompanied by RLS.

Methods: One hundred and two eligible, volunteer participants with chronic LBP were enrolled in this study. Visual analog scale (VAS), the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Beck Depression Inventory, and Short Form-36 scales were applied to the patients. All patients were evaluated face-to-face for RLS using the International RLS study group diagnostic criteria.

Results: Most of our patients were women (52%). The mean age was 40.96±13.34 years and the mean disease duration was 46.16±41.98 months. RLS was detected in 36 (35.3%) of the patients with LBP. It was found that the female gender was more dominant in patients with RLS and the difference was statistically significant ( < 0.001). The amount of coffee intake was significantly higher in patients with RLS compared to those without RLS ( = 0.001). The disease duration for LBP was significantly higher in the patients with RLS ( = 0.003). VAS score, ODI score, PUKI score, and Beck depression score were significantly higher in the RLS group ( value were 0.048, 0.040, 0.007, and 0.043, respectively). In the evaluation of quality of life, all parameters except role emotional limitations and mental health were found to be significantly worse in the RLS group.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9940254PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20494637221119582DOI Listing

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