Trial reportJournal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology2012
Association between history and physical examination factors and change in lumbar multifidus muscle thickness after spinal manipulation in patients with low back pain.
Trial report in Journal of electromyography and kinesiology : official journal of the International Society of Electrophysiological Kinesiology, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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- The morphological characteristics of paraspinal muscles in young patients with unilateral neurological symptoms of lumbar disc herniation.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Inconsistent descriptions of lumbar multifidus morphology: A scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Imaging with ultrasound in physical therapy: What is the PT's scope of practice? A competency-based educational model and training recommendations.British journal of sports medicine · 2019Article
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- Optimizing treatment protocols for spinal manipulative therapy: study protocol for a randomized trial.Trials · 2018Article
- Muscle Control and Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2018Review
- Essential literature for the chiropractic profession: Results and implementation challenges from a survey of international chiropractic faculty.The Journal of chiropractic education · 2017Article
- How radiological findings can help or hinder patients' recovery in the rehabilitation management of patients with low back pain: what can clinicians do?The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2017Article
- The effects of pelvic diagonal movements and resistance on the lumbar multifidus.Journal of physical therapy science · 2017Article
- The effects of transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the activation of deep lumbar stabilizing muscles of patients with lumbar degenerative kyphosis.Journal of physical therapy science · 2016Article
- The evaluation of lumbar multifidus muscle function via palpation: reliability and validity of a new clinical test.The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society · 2015Article
- Activations of deep lumbar stabilizing muscles by transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation of lumbar paraspinal regions.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2014Article
- Long-term lumbar multifidus muscle atrophy changes documented with magnetic resonance imaging: a case series.Journal of radiology case reports · 2014Article
- Review of methods used by chiropractors to determine the site for applying manipulation.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2013Article
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Abstract
Understanding the clinical characteristics of patients with low back pain (LBP) who display improved lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle function after spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) may provide insight into a potentially synergistic interaction between SMT and exercise. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the baseline historical and physical examination factors associated with increased contracted LM muscle thickness one week after SMT. Eighty-one participants with LBP underwent a baseline physical examination and ultrasound imaging assessment of the LM muscle during submaximal contraction before and one week after SMT. The relationship between baseline examination variables and 1-week change in contracted LM thickness was assessed using correlation analysis and hierarchical multiple linear regression. Four variables best predicted the magnitude of increases in contracted LM muscle thickness after SMT. When combined, these variables suggest that patients with LBP, (1) that are fairly acute, (2) have at least a moderately good prognosis without focal and irritable symptoms, and (3) exhibit signs of spinal instability, may be the best candidates for a combined SMT and lumbar stabilization exercise (LSE) treatment approach.
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