Slower walking, less running and fewer purposeful walks predict back pain in middle-aged and older people: a Walk Watch UK Biobank study

Kangyong Zheng; Xijun Sun; Tongyu Ma; Fan Huang; Georg Kranz; Siu Ngor Fu; Yu Lok Wong; Stephen Lord; Lloyd L.Y. Chan

Slower walking, less running and fewer purposeful walks predict back pain in middle-aged and older people: a Walk Watch UK Biobank study

Kangyong Zheng
, Xijun Sun
, Tongyu Ma
, Fan Huang
, Georg Kranz
, Siu Ngor Fu
, Yu Lok Wong
, Stephen Lord
, Lloyd L.Y. Chan

Research output: Unpublished conference presentation (presented paper, abstract, poster) › Conference presentation (not published in journal/proceeding/book) › Academic research › peer-review

Original language	English
Publication status	Not published / presented only - 10 May 2026
Event	International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Annual Meeting 2026 - Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 11 May 2026 → 15 May 2026 https://www.issls.org/the-issls-prize-for-lumbar-spine-research

Conference

Conference	International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Annual Meeting 2026
Abbreviated title	ISSLS Annual Meeting 2026
Country/Territory	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Period	11/05/26 → 15/05/26
Internet address	https://www.issls.org/the-issls-prize-for-lumbar-spine-research

More information

https://issls2026.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ISSLS2026_Prog-Glance_Website-1.pdf

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Zheng, K., Sun, X., Ma, T., Huang, F., Kranz, G., Fu, S. N., Wong, Y. L., Lord, S., & Chan, L. L. Y. (2026). Slower walking, less running and fewer purposeful walks predict back pain in middle-aged and older people: a Walk Watch UK Biobank study. Paper presented at International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Annual Meeting 2026, Cape Town, South Africa. https://issls2026.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ISSLS2026_Prog-Glance_Website-1.pdf

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Zheng, K, Sun, X, Ma, T, Huang, F, Kranz, G , Fu, SN , Wong, YL, Lord, S & Chan, LLY 2026, 'Slower walking, less running and fewer purposeful walks predict back pain in middle-aged and older people: a Walk Watch UK Biobank study', Paper presented at International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Annual Meeting 2026, Cape Town, South Africa, 11/05/26 - 15/05/26. <https://issls2026.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ISSLS2026_Prog-Glance_Website-1.pdf>

Slower walking, less running and fewer purposeful walks predict back pain in middle-aged and older people: a Walk Watch UK Biobank study. / Zheng, Kangyong; Sun, Xijun; Ma, Tongyu et al.
2026. Paper presented at International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine Annual Meeting 2026, Cape Town, South Africa.

Research output: Unpublished conference presentation (presented paper, abstract, poster) › Conference presentation (not published in journal/proceeding/book) › Academic research › peer-review

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