Masafumi Nakagawa - Publications

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of D. Liao, et al. concerning "Do postoperative changes in physical function affect patient-reported outcomes in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis undergoing rehabilitation? A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial" by M. Minetama, et al. (Eur Spine J [2025]; doi: 10.1007/s00586-025-09302-0).

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: September 30, 2025

Do postoperative changes in physical function affect patient-reported outcomes in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis undergoing rehabilitation? A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society

Published: May 19, 2025

Predictive Factors for Health-Related Quality of Life Post-Balloon Kyphoplasty in Patients with Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures.

Journal: Journal of pain research

Published: July 25, 2024

Effectiveness of ultra-early balloon kyphoplasty at one year after osteoporotic vertebral fracture.

Journal: Journal of orthopaedic science : official journal of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association

Published: July 24, 2024

Responsiveness of the Zurich Claudication Questionnaire in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Undergoing Nonsurgical Treatment: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal: Spine

Published: February 05, 2024

Minimal clinically important differences in walking capacity and physical activity after nonsurgical treatment in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Published: August 01, 2023

Lumbar paraspinal muscle morphology is associated with spinal degeneration in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Published: March 13, 2023

Branched-chain amino acids plus vitamin D supplementation promote increased muscle strength following lumbar surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized trial.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Published: October 15, 2022

MRI grading of spinal stenosis is not associated with the severity of low back pain in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.

Journal: BMC musculoskeletal disorders

Published: May 31, 2022

Supervised physical therapy versus surgery for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Journal: BMC musculoskeletal disorders

Published: May 31, 2022

A Pusher and a Clip Applied to Hind Paws Under Isoflurane Sedation to Evaluate Neuropathic Pain in a CCI Model.

Journal: Anesthesiology and pain medicine

Published: November 01, 2021

Endplate defects, not the severity of spinal stenosis, contribute to low back pain in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.

Journal: The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society

Published: May 18, 2021