ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2014
The effect of different lumbar belt designs on the lumbopelvic rhythm in healthy subjects.
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- The Effect of Lumbar Belts with Different Extensibilities on Kinematic, Kinetic, and Muscle Activity of Sit-to-Stand Motions in Patients with Nonspecific Low Back Pain.Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- Influence of a Sacroiliac Belt on Pain and Functional Impairment in Patients With Low Back Pain: A Randomized Trial.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2022Article
- Analysis of the Effect of Wearing Extensible and Non-Extensible Lumbar Belts on Biomechanical Factors of the Sit-to-Stand Movement and Pain-Related Psychological Factors Affecting Office Workers with Low Back Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The immediate effect of two lumbar stabilization methods on postural control parameters and their reliability during two balance tasks.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2021Article
- Changes in Lumbo-Pelvic Coordination of Individuals With and Without Low Back Pain When Wearing a Hip Orthosis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2020Article
- Lumbopelvic rhythm in the sagittal plane: A review of the effects of participants and task characteristics.International musculoskeletal medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch suggests that in some patients with low back pain, lumbar belts (LB) may derive secondary prophylactic benefits. It remains to be determined, however, which patients are most likely to benefit from prophylactic LB use, and which LB design is optimal for this purpose. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of different lumbar belts designs on range of motion and lumbopelvic rhythm.
methodsHealthy subjects (10 males; 10 females) performed five standing lumbar flexion/extension cycles, with knees straight, during a control (no belt) and four lumbar belt experimental conditions (extensible, with and without dorsal and ventral panels; non-extensible). Motion of the pelvis and lumbar spine was measured with 3D angular inertial sensors.
resultsThe results suggest that adding dorsal and ventral panels to an extensible LB produces the largest lumbar spine restrictions among the four tested lumbar belt designs, which in turn also altered the lumbopelvic rhythm. On a more exploratory basis, some sex differences were seen and the sex × experimental condition interaction just failed to reach significance.
conclusionsLB may provide some biomechanical benefit for patients with low back disorders, based on the protection that may be provided against soft tissue creep-based injury mechanisms. More comprehensive assessment of different LB designs, with additional psychological and neuromuscular measurement outcomes, however, must first be conducted in order to produce sound recommendations for LB use. Future research should also to take sex into account, with sufficient statistical power to clearly refute or confirm the observed trends.
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