Effects of sling exercises on pain, function, and corticomuscular functional connectivity in individuals with chronic low back pain- preliminary study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP) exhibit altered brain function and trunk muscle activation.

Aim

This study examined the effects of sling exercises on pain, function, and corticomuscular coherence (CMC) in healthy adults and individuals with CLBP.

Methods

Eight individuals with CLBP and 15 healthy adults received sling exercise training for 6 weeks. Before and after training, participants performed two motor tasks: rapid arm lifts and repeated trunk flexion-extension tasks, and electromyography of the trunk muscles and electroencephalography of the sensorimotor cortex were recorded. Chi-squared test and Mann-Whitney U tests were used for between group comparison, and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used for pre- and post-training comparison. Sp

SUBMITTER: Chen BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10688743 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature