Association between spectral characteristics of paraspinal muscles and functional disability in patients with low back pain: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Characteristics of muscle activity, represented by surface electromyography (EMG), have revealed differences between patients with low back pain (LBP) and healthy adults; how they relate to functional and clinical parameters remains unclear. The purpose of the current study was to examine the correlation between frequency characteristics of EMG (analysed using continuous wavelet transform (CWT) analysis) and patients' self-rated score of disability.

Design and setting

This is a case-control study with 15 patients with mechanical LBP without radicular symptoms. Patients were recruited from the orthopaedic clinic at Charing Cross Hospital. Ten healthy adults were recruited from the staff working in the hospital and associated university. Patients completed the Rolan

SUBMITTER: Chiou SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829836 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature