Is assessing trunk muscle endurance in military with sub-acute and chronic low back pain clinically meaningful?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Trunk muscle endurance (TME) tests are commonly used by clinicians to assess muscle performance changes in response to rehabilitation in patients with low back pain (LBP). The aim of this study was to assess the responsiveness of three TME-tests in patients with LBP and to evaluate the relationships between changes in TME and improvement in self-reported function.

Materials and methods

Eighty-four LBP patients were evaluated at baseline and after completion of a 6-week training program. Function was assessed with the modified Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) while TME was estimated using three tests: (1) the Biering-Sørensen, (2) the side bridge endurance tests (both sides), and (3) the trunk flexor endurance test. The standardized response mean (SRM) and the min

SUBMITTER: Pairot de Fontenay B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10211465 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature