Thoracolumbar fascia mobility and chronic low back pain: Phase 2 of a pilot and feasibility study including multimodal chiropractic care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thoracolumbar fascia mobility observed with ultrasound imaging and calculated as shear strain is lower in persons with chronic low back pain. This pilot and feasibility trial assessed thoracolumbar shear strain in persons with chronic low back pain following spinal manipulation and over an 8-week course of multimodal chiropractic care.

Methods

Adults self-reporting chronic low back pain ≥ 1 year participated between September 2019 and April 2021 in a trial using ultrasound imaging to measure thoracolumbar shear strain. Ultrasound imaging occurred 2-3 cm lateral to L2-3 while participants relaxed prone on an automated table moving the lower extremities downward 15 degrees, for 5 cycles at 0.5 Hz. Pain intensity on an 11-point numerical rating scale, disability, pai

SUBMITTER: Vining R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9587561 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature