ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2018
Muscle Strength and Neuromuscular Control in Low-Back Pain: Elite Athletes Versus General Population.
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- Efficacy of exercise-based prehabilitation for patients undergoing elective spinal surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Changes of trunk muscle stiffness in individuals with low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Is movement variability altered in people with chronic non-specific low back pain? A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
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- Isokinetic Trunk Strength in Acute Low Back Pain Patients Compared to Healthy Subjects: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Biofeedback Sensor vs. Physiotherapist Feedback During Core Stabilization Training in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2024Trial
- Association between lumbar paraspinal muscle activities and quality in chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional analysis.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 · 2025Article
- Explaining trunk strength variation and improvement following resistance training in people with chronic low back pain: clinical and performance-based outcomes analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Responsiveness of hand-held dynamometry for measuring changes in trunk muscle strength in people with chronic low back pain.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Physical and psychological differences between athletes with and without chronic primary low back pain: a scoping review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Comparative study of thoracolumbar fascia changes in weightlifters with and without low back pain.PloS one · 2025Article
- Prevalence of Lower Back Pain and Risk Factors in Equestrians: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Role of Back Muscle Dysfunctions in Chronic Low Back Pain: State-of-the-Art and Clinical Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- People with chronic low back pain display spatial alterations in high-density surface EMG-torque oscillations.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Association of Paraspinal Muscle CSA and PDFF Measurements With Lumbar Intervertebral Disk Degeneration in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Training intervention effects on cognitive performance and neuronal plasticity-A pilot study.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Comparison of Isometric Strength of the Trunk and Hip Muscle Groups in Female Athletes with and without Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2022Article
- Back Problems: Pros and Cons of Core Strengthening Exercises as a Part of Athlete Training.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Weight Category-dependent Trunk Muscle Strength and its Relation with LBP in Elite Judokas.Sports medicine international open · 2021Article
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Abstract
The purpose of the study was to investigate the athletic-based specificity of muscle strength and neuromuscular control of spine stability in chronic non-specific low-back pain (LBP). Thirty elite athletes and 29 age-matched non-athletes with (15 athletes and 15 non-athletes) and without LBP (15 athletes and 14 non-athletes) participated in the study. Muscle strength was measured during maximal isometric trunk flexion and trunk extension contractions. The neuromuscular control of spine stability was analyzed by determining trunk stiffness, trunk damping, and onset times of the lumbar and thoracic erector spinae muscles after sudden perturbations (quick release experiments) as well as maximum Lyapunov exponents (local dynamic stability) using non-linear time series analysis of repetitive lifting movements. LBP was assessed using the visual analog scale. We found lower maximal trunk extension moments (
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