Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2019
Abdominal trunk muscle weakness and its association with chronic low back pain and risk of falling in older women.
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The trial behind it
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.
Core Stabilization Exercise Therapy in Chronic Lower Back Pain Management in Community Dwelling Older Adults
Comparative Effectiveness of Muscle Energy Technique on Iliotibial Band Versus Hamstring and Abdominal Muscles Activation in Patients With Nonspecific Low Back Pain
Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 79 citations in OpenAlex.
- Exercise interventions can improve muscle strength, endurance, and electrical activity of lumbar extensors in individuals with non-specific low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2021Pooled it
- Relationship Between External Abdominal Pressure, and Respiratory and Physical Functions in Older Individuals Living in the Community.Australasian journal on ageing · 2026Article
- The association of lumbar paraspinal muscle size and quality with physical function, disability, and pain in adults with chronic low back pain.JOSPT open · 2026Article
- Associations of changes in waist-to-height ratio with all-cause mortality among Chinese older adults: a national cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Effect of a Multi-Faceted Training Program on Falls in Senior Pickleball Players.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Associations Between Pulmonary Function and Muscle Strength in Turkish National Karate Athletes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Influence of Spinal Pain, Spinal Mobility, and Spinal Curvature on the Risk of Falling in Osteoporotic Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 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
- The burden of low back pain in BRICS: an analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Integrating Core Stability into the Otago Program for Fall Prevention in Older Women: A Quasi-Experimental Comparative Study.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2025Article
- Trunk Muscle Activity During Seated Strength Exercise With Resistance Wheeled Training Equipment.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2025Article
- Relationship between Respiratory Function and the Strength of the Abdominal Trunk Muscles Including the Diaphragm in Middle-Aged and Older Adult Patients.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Identifying determinants for falls among Iranian older adults: insights from the Bushehr Elderly Health Program.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- The automatic activity of abdominal muscles during stable and unstable standing postural tasks in older adults with and without low back pain- A cross-sectional study.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Virtual Reality Therapy for the Management of Chronic Spinal Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR serious games · 2024Review
- Spinopelvic Alignment as a Risk Factor for Poor Balance Function in Low Back Pain Patients.Global spine journal · 2023Article
- Risk Factors for Falls and Fall-Related Fractures in Community-Living Older People with Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Effects of Pelvic-Tilt Imbalance on Disability, Muscle Performance, and Range of Motion in Office Workers with Non-Specific Low-Back Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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- Body pain and functional disability predict falls in Chinese older adults: a population-based cohort study.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious studies have indicated that trunk muscle strength decreases with chronic low back pain, and is associated with poor balance, poor functional performance, and falls in older adults. Strengthening exercises for chronic low back pain are considered the most effective intervention to improve functional outcomes. We developed an innovative exercise device for abdominal trunk muscles that also measures muscle strength. The correlation between muscle weakness, as measured by our device, the presence of chronic low back pain, and decreased physical ability associated with a risk of falling were evaluated in older women.
methodsThirty-eight elderly women, who could walk without support during daily activities and attended our outpatient clinic for treatment of chronic low back pain, knee or hip arthritis, or osteoporosis, were included in this study. Anthropometric measurements were performed. Grip power and one-leg standing time with eyes open were measured, and abdominal trunk muscle strength was measured using our device. History of falling in the previous 12 months was noted. Subjects with chronic low back pain (visual analog scale score ≥ 20 mm) for over 3 months were assigned to the low back pain group (n = 21). The remaining subjects formed the non-low back pain group (n = 17).
resultsAbdominal muscle strength of subjects in the low back pain group, and with history of falling, was significantly lower compared with that of subjects in the non-low back pain group, and in subjects without a history of falling, respectively. There was a moderate positive correlation between abdominal trunk muscle strength and one-leg standing time with eyes open.
conclusionWe measured abdominal muscle strength in older women with chronic low back pain using our device, and it was significantly lower than that of those without chronic low back pain. Muscle weakness was associated with a history and risk of falling.
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