ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2011
The effect of acute back muscle fatigue on postural control strategy in people with and without recurrent low back pain.
Article in 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, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 43 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
43 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects of ageing on fatigue and endurance of the spinal extensor muscles: a systematic review and meta-analysis.GeroScience · 2026Pooled it
- The Use of Sensors to Prevent, Predict Transition to Chronic and Personalize Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Are neuromuscular adaptations present in people with recurrent spinal pain during a period of remission? a systematic review.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Non-specific Low Back Pain and Postural Control During Quiet Standing-A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Pooled it
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- Effects of attentional bias modification on chronic low back pain in older outpatients: A randomized crossover trial (pilot study).Medicine · 2021Trial
- Disability and back muscle fatigability changes following two therapeutic exercise interventions in participants with recurrent low back pain.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2013Trial
- Prescribed Rest Intervals in Home-Based Exercise Therapy and Rehabilitation: A Narrative Review and Conceptual Framework for Temporal Fidelity.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Postural sway changes and quality of life measures in older women with chronic low back pain.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 · 2026Article
- Vertical-dominant and multi-axial vibration associated with heavy vehicle operation: Effects on dynamic postural control.Applied ergonomics · 2025Article
- A Comparison of Contractile Properties and Acute Muscle Fatigue Response in Adult Females with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A comparison of individual force decline profiles during a fatiguing eccentric trunk flexion and extension protocol: a pilot study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Relationship between Fear-Avoidance Beliefs and Reaction Time Changes Prior to and following Exercise-Induced Muscle Fatigue in Chronic Low Back Pain.Pain research & management · 2024Article
- Fatigue and recovery-related changes in postural and core stability in sedentary employees: a study protocol.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Proprioceptive Reweighting and Postural Control are Impaired Among Elite Athletes Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
- Multifidus dysfunction and restorative neurostimulation: a scoping review.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2023Article
- Effect of Adding Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises to Core Stabilization Exercises on Pain, Muscle Activity, Disability, and Sleep Quality in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Control Trial.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2023Article
- Biological Responses to Local Vibratory Stimulation for the Lower Legs and Lower Back and Criterion Values Based on Sweep Frequencies of Healthy Individuals: An Observational Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Diaphragmatic breathing exercises in recovery from fatigue-induced changes in spinal mobility and postural stability: a study protocol.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Sedentary lifestyle of university students is detrimental to the thoracic spine in men and to the lumbar spine in women.PloS one · 2023Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Back muscle fatigue decreases the postural stability during quiet standing, but it is not known whether this fatigue-induced postural instability is due to an altered proprioceptive postural control strategy. Therefore, the aim of the study was to evaluate if acute back muscle fatigue may be a mechanism to induce or sustain a suboptimal proprioceptive postural control strategy in people with and without recurrent low back pain (LBP). Postural sway was evaluated on a force platform in 16 healthy subjects and 16 individuals with recurrent LBP during a control (Condition 1) and a back muscle fatigue condition (Condition 2). Back muscle fatigue was induced by performing a modified Biering-Sørensen test. Ankle and back muscle vibration, a potent stimulus for muscle spindles, was used to differentiate proprioceptive postural control strategies during standing on a stable and unstable support surface, where the latter was achieved by placing a foam pad under the feet. Ankle signals were predominantly used for postural control in all subjects although, in each condition, their influence was greater in people with LBP compared to healthy subjects (p < 0.001). The latter group adapted their postural control strategy when standing on an unstable surface so that input from back muscles increased (p < 0.001). However, such adaptation was not observed when the back muscles were fatigued. Furthermore, people with LBP continued to rely strongly on ankle proprioception regardless of the testing conditions. In conclusion, these findings suggest that impaired back muscle function, as a result of acute muscle fatigue or pain, may lead to an inability to adapt postural control strategies to the prevailing conditions.
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