ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020
Impact of nonsurgical spinal decompression on paraspinal muscle morphology and mechanical properties in young adults with low back pain.
Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04674917 (Effects of Decompression on Pain, Range of Motion and Function in Patient With Acute vs Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of Decompression on Pain, Range of Motion and Function in Patient With Acute vs Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy
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- The effects of the addition of mechanical traction to physical therapy on low back pain? A systematic review with meta-analysis.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2023Pooled it
- Quantifying the Changes of Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Paralyzed Muscle in Survivors With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe mechanism underlying the benefit of nonsurgical spinal decompression (NSSD) on low back pain is unclear. This study was performed to investigate the immediate impact of NSSD on the mechanical properties and morphology of the paraspinal muscles.
methodsParticipants with low back pain were recruited. NSSD therapy was provided on one occasion. A myotonometer was placed perpendicularly on the skin surface over the paraspinal muscle at the level of L
resultsThirty participants (mean age, 20.9 ± 0.8 years; 9 male, 21 female) were recruited. No significant difference was observed in the muscle mechanical properties or morphology between before and after the intervention.
conclusionsNSSD intervention did not induce immediate changes in the paraspinal muscle mechanical properties or multifidus thickness in young adults with low back pain. NSSD might produce benefits by stimulating mechanical receptors rather than inducing morphological changes or mechanical property alterations of the muscle fibers. These parameters may not be suitable outcome measures for NSSD intervention.
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