In search of biomarkers for low back pain: can traction therapy effectiveness be prognosed by surface electromyography or blood parameters?

ABSTRACT: Background: Lumbar traction therapy is a common method to reduce low back pain (LBP) but is not always effective. The search for biomarkers that would prognose the effectiveness of LBP management is one priority for improving patients' quality of life. Objectives: 1) To determine the phenotype of patients benefiting most from lumbar traction therapy. 2) To correlate systemic and electromyographic biomarkers with pain and pain-related disability. Methods: Data on muscle bioelectrical activity (surface electromyography [SEMG]) in the flexion-extension task, the concentrations of twelve systemic biochemical factors, LBP intensity (Visual Analog Scale), the Oswestry Disability Index, and the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) were collected before and 72 h after

SUBMITTER: Ratajczak M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10739392 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature