Muscle Activity During Aquatic and Land Exercises in People With and Without Low Back Pain.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorder. Aquatic exercises are commonly used by physical therapists for CLBP treatment and management; however, there are no data on trunk muscle activation during aquatic exercises in people with CLBP. OBJECTIVE:We quantified activation of trunk and gluteal muscles, exercise intensity, pain, and perceived exertion in people with and without CLBP when performing water and land exercises. DESIGN:The study used a cross-sectional design. METHODS:Twenty participants with nonspecific CLBP and 20 healthy participants performed 15 aquatic exercises and 15 similar land exercises. Mean and peak muscle activation were measured bilaterally from erector spinae, multifidus, gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, rectus abdominis,

SUBMITTER: Psycharakis SG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6383712 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature