Subgroups of lumbo-pelvic flexion kinematics are present in people with and without persistent low back pain.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Movement dysfunctions have been associated with persistent low back pain (LBP) but optimal treatment remains unclear. One possibility is that subgroups of persistent LBP patients have differing movement characteristics and therefore different responses to interventions. This study examined if there were patterns of flexion-related lumbo-pelvic kinematic and EMG parameters that might define subgroups of movement.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional, observational study of 126 people without any history of significant LBP and 140 people with persistent LBP (n = 266). Wireless motion and surface EMG sensors collected lumbo-pelvic data on flexion parameters (range of motion (ROM) of trunk, lumbar, and pelvis), speed, sequence coordination and timing, and EMG extensor m

SUBMITTER: Laird RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6114878 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature