ArticleAsian spine journal2015
Influence of Hamstring Tightness in Pelvic, Lumbar and Trunk Range of Motion in Low Back Pain and Asymptomatic Volunteers during Forward Bending.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Corticospinal Excitability of Deep Back and Abdominal Muscles in Individuals With History of Clinical Lumbar Instability
Effect of Increased Relative Stiffness of Lumbar Spine on Hamstrings Muscle Stretching in Individuals With History of Low Back Pain Suspected to Have a Clinical Lumbar Instability
Effects of ELDOA on Hamstring Tightness in Individuals With Non-Specific Low Back Pain.
Effects Of Stretching With And Without Pressure Biofeeback On Hamstring Muscle Flexibility In Patients With Postural Syndrome
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 113 citations in OpenAlex.
- Changes of trunk muscle stiffness in individuals with low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Is there evidence to use kinematic/kinetic measures clinically in low back pain patients? A systematic review.Clinical biomechanics (Bristol, Avon) · 2018Pooled it
- Assessing muscle energy technique and foam roller self-myofascial release for low back pain management in two-wheeler riders.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Age Associations with Hamstring Tightness, Trunk Flexibility, and Lumbar Lordosis in Sedentary Adult Females: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2026Article
- The Standing Forward Flexion Test in Manual Therapy: A Critical Review and a Functional Reinterpretation.Cureus · 2026Review
- Hamstring strength and hip mobility associated with pain and disability in lumbar instability.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Improving the Reproducibility of the Standing Forward Flexion Test After Specific Training: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2025Article
- Differences in Lumbar-Pelvic Rhythm Between Sedentary Office Workers with and Without Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Supine Bridge Exercise for Low Back Pain: A Fascial Approach for Movement Impairment Syndromes (Part II).Cureus · 2025Review
- The association of hip range of movement, and its side-to-side asymmetries, and non-specific lower back pain in adults aged 40 years and older.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Low Back Pain in Youth Inline Hockey Players During the Season-A Prospective Cohort Research.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Influence and Relationship of Pain on Lumbar Biomechanics in a Young Adult Population with Non-Specific Low Back Pain.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Lumbar Spondylolysis in Ambulant Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
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- Effects of Different Physical Therapy Interventions in Improving Flexibility in University Students with Hamstring Tightness - A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.International journal of exercise science · 2024Review
- Fascia Tissue Manipulations in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pragmatic Comparative Randomized Clinical Trial of the 4xT MethodLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
STUDY
designCross-sectional study. PURPOSE: To verify the association of hamstring tightness and range of motion in anterior pelvic tilt (PT), lumbar motion (LM), and trunk flexion (TF) during forward bending. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: Increased hamstring stiffness could be a possible contributing factor to low back injuries. Clinical observations have suggested that hamstring tightness influences lumbar pelvic rhythm. Movement restrictions or postural asymmetry likely lead to compensatory movement patterns of the lumbar spine, and subsequently to increased stress on the spinal soft tissues and an increased risk of low back pain (LBP).
methodsHamstring muscle tightness was measured using the self-monitored active knee extension (AKE) test. A bubble inclinometer was used to determine the range of motion of PT, LM, and TF during forward bending. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, comparisons between groups and a correlation between hamstring tightness (AKE) and anterior PT, TF, and regional LM with p≤0.05.
resultsThe LBP group was composed of 36 participants, and the asymptomatic group consisted of 32 participants. The mean for PT in the control group was 66.7°, 64.5° for LM and 104.6° for TF. Respective values in the symptomatic group were 57.0°, 79.8°, and 82.2°.
conclusionsParticipants with LBP showed restriction in the pelvis and TF range of motion, but had higher amplitudes in the lumbar spine during forward bending.
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