ArticleDynamic medicine : DM2006
Assessment of neuromuscular and haemodynamic activity in individuals with and without chronic low back pain.
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- Chronic low back pain clinical outcomes present higher associations with the STarT Back Screening Tool than with physiologic measures: a 12-month cohort study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2015Trial
- Paraspinal muscle oxygenation and mechanical efficiency are reduced in individuals with chronic low back pain.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effects of differences in femoral anteversion and hip flexion angle on hip abductor muscles activity during clam exercise in females.PloS one · 2024Article
- The Effect of Spinal Muscle Fatigue and Psychosocial Factors on Pressure-Pain Threshold in Healthy Adults.Pain research & management · 2023Article
- No alteration of back muscle oxygenation during isometric exercise in individuals with non-specific low back pain.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- The effectiveness of balneotherapy and thermal aquatic exercise in postoperative persistent lumbar pain syndrome.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Article
- Asymmetry of lumbar muscles fatigability with non-specific chronic low back pain patients.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2019Article
- Psychosocial factors, depression, and musculoskeletal disorders among teachers.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Electromyographic Analysis of Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, and Tensor Fascia Latae During Therapeutic Exercises With and Without Elastic Resistance.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2018Article
- Effect of Upper-Extremity Strengthening Exercises on the Lumbar Strength, Disability and Pain of Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2017Article
- Back and hip extensor muscles fatigue in healthy subjects: task-dependency effect of two variants of the Sorensen test.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2008Article
- Neuromuscular fatigue during a modified biering-sørensen test in subjects with and without low back pain.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2007Article
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Abstract
backgroundBiering-Sørenson (1984) found that individuals with less lumbar extensor muscle endurance had an increased occurrence of first episode low back pain. As a result, back endurance tests have been recommended for inclusion in health assessment protocols. However, different studies have reported markedly different values for endurance times, leading some researchers to believe that the back is receiving support from the biceps femoris and gluteus maximus. Therefore, this study was designed to examine the haemodynamic and neuromuscular activity of the erector spinae, biceps femoris, and gluteus maximus musculature during the Biering-Sørenson Muscular Endurance Test (BSME).
methodsSeventeen healthy individuals and 46 individuals with chronic low back pain performed the Biering-Sørenson Muscular Endurance Test while surface electromyography was used to quantify neuromuscular activity. Disposable silver-silver-chloride electrodes were placed in a bipolar arrangement over the right or left biceps femoris, gluteus maximus, and the lumbosacral paraspinal muscles at the level of L3. Near Infrared Spectroscopy was used simultaneously to measure tissue oxygenation and blood volume changes of the erector spinae and biceps femoris.
resultsThe healthy group displayed a significantly longer time to fatigue (Healthy: 168.5s, LBP: 111.1s; p < or = 0.05). Significant differences were shown in the median frequency slope of the erector spinae between the two groups at 90-100% of the time to fatigue while no significant differences were noted in the haemodynamic data for the two groups.
conclusionAlthough the BSME has been recognized as a test for back endurance, individuals with chronic LBP appear to incorporate a strategy that may help support the back musculature by utilizing the biceps femoris and gluteus maximus to a greater degree than their healthy counterparts.
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