Measures of trunk muscle strength and their measurement properties: a protocol for a systematic review and narrative synthesis of clinical measures.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Spinal musculoskeletal conditions, including low back and neck pain, are leading causes of disability globally. The trunk muscles, which comprise muscles in the thoracic and lumbar regions, are essential for functional activities, necessitating mobility, motor control and strength. To investigate the effectiveness of interventions directed at improving trunk muscle strength, it is essential to have valid, reliable and responsive performance-based outcome measures (PBOM). While isokinetic dynamometry is considered the gold-standard PBOM, the associated costs, size/weight and operational complexity of this equipment preclude its use in a clinical setting. There is, therefore, a need to evaluate the measurement properties of alternative accessible measures of trunk streng

SUBMITTER: Althobaiti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7797260 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature