SynthesisPloS one2021
Lumbo-pelvic proprioception in sitting is impaired in subgroups of low back pain-But the clinical utility of the differences is unclear. A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Differences in Lumbar-Pelvic Rhythm Between Sedentary Office Workers with and Without Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Potential of a New, Flexible Electrode sEMG System in Detecting Electromyographic Activation in Low Back Muscles during Clinical Tests: A Pilot Study on Wearables for Pain Management.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Kinematic changes of the trunk and lower limbs during voluntary lateral sway postural control in adults with low back pain.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- The associations between lumbar proprioception and postural control during and after calf vibration in people with and without chronic low back pain.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
- The Role of Back Muscle Dysfunctions in Chronic Low Back Pain: State-of-the-Art and Clinical Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The effect of lumbar spinal manipulation on biomechanical factors and perceived transient pain during prolonged sitting: a laboratory-controlled cross-sectional study.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2022Article
- Muscle spindles of the multifidus muscle undergo structural change after intervertebral disc degeneration.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 · 2022Article
- Feedback on Trunk Movements From an Electronic Game to Improve Postural Balance in People With Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR serious games · 2022Article
- Vitamin D inhibits TNF-α induced apoptosis of human nucleus pulposus cells through regulation of NF-kB signaling pathway.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAltered spinal postures and altered motor control observed among people with non-specific low back pain have been associated with abnormal processing of sensory inputs. Evidence indicates that patients with non-specific low back pain have impaired lumbo-pelvic proprioceptive acuity compared to asymptomatic individuals.
objectiveTo systematically review seated lumbo-pelvic proprioception among people with non-specific low back pain.
methodsFive electronic databases were searched to identify studies comparing lumbo-pelvic proprioception using active repositioning accuracy in sitting posture in individuals with and without non-specific low back pain. Study quality was assessed by using a modified Downs and Black's checklist. Risk of bias was assessed using an adapted tool for cross-sectional design and case-control studies. We performed meta-analysis using a random effects model. Meta-analyses included subgroup analyses according to disability level, directional subgrouping pattern, and availability of vision during testing. We rated the quality of evidence using the GRADE approach.
results16 studies met the eligibility criteria. Pooled meta-analyses were possible for absolute error, variable error, and constant error, measured in sagittal and transverse planes. There is very low and low certainty evidence of greater absolute and variable repositioning error in seated tasks among non-specific low back pain patients overall compared to asymptomatic individuals (sagittal plane). Subgroup analyses indicate moderate certainty evidence of greater absolute and variable error in seated tasks among directional subgroups of adults with non-specific low back pain, along with weaker evidence (low-very low certainty) of greater constant error. DISCUSSION: Lumbo-pelvic proprioception is impaired among people with non-specific low back pain. However, the low certainty of evidence, the small magnitude of error observed and the calculated "noise" of proprioception measures, suggest that any observed differences in lumbo-pelvic proprioception may be of limited clinical utility. PROSPERO-ID: CRD42018107671.
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