ArticleAsian journal of sports medicine2016
Comparison of Lateral Abdominal Muscle Thickness and Cross Sectional Area of Multifidus in Adolescent Soccer Players with and without Low Back Pain: A Case Control Study.
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- Back Problems: Pros and Cons of Core Strengthening Exercises as a Part of Athlete Training.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Inconsistent descriptions of lumbar multifidus morphology: A scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- The effect of low back pain and lower limb injury on lumbar multifidus muscle morphology and function in university soccer players.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Article
- Muscle Thickness During Core Stability Exercises in Children and Adults.Journal of human kinetics · 2020Article
- Co-contraction characteristics of lumbar muscles in patients with lumbar disc herniation during different types of movement.Biomedical engineering online · 2018Article
- Evaluation of the internal oblique, external oblique, and transversus abdominalis muscles in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: an ultrasonographic study.Clinical rheumatology · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundLow back pain (LBP) is a common complaint amongst adolescent athletes. While different studies have shown association between LBP and trunk muscle thickness in the general population, few articles have studied it in adolescent athletes.
objectivesThe aim of this study is to compare lateral abdominal muscle thickness and function, and cross sectional area (CSA) of lumbar multifidus (LM) in adolescent soccer players with and without LBP.
methodsIn total, 28 adolescent soccer players with and without LBP, from the premier league participated in this study. The thickness of external oblique, internal oblique and transversus abdominis and the CSA of the LM muscles at L4 level on both sides were measured at rest and contraction via ultrasound imaging (USI). In addition, leg length discrepancy, hamstring flexibility, active lumbar forward flexion, and isometric muscle endurance of trunk extensors were measured in both groups. (study design/setting: case control study).
resultsThe mean (SD) age in LBP group and non-LBP group were 14.0 (1.1) and 14.1 (0.9) years, respectively. There was no significant difference in baseline characteristics of participants between groups. Findings showed no significant difference between LBP and non-LBP groups comparing all measured variables.
conclusionsThe data obtained support that there is not a correlation between abdominal muscle thickness and CSA of the lumbar multifidi and LBP in adolescent soccer players. These findings suggest that other factors rather than the thickness of deep trunk muscles may play a more significant role in the etiology of LBP in adolescent soccer players.
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