ArticlePloS one2021
Spinal movement variability associated with low back pain: A scoping review.
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Assessment and Comparison of All Spinal Segments Kinematics ın Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain and Asymptomatic Individuals ın Three Planes During Activities of Daily Living
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- Validity of the estimated angular information obtained using an inertial motion capture system during standing trunk forward and backward bending.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Direction-Specific Changes in Trunk Muscle Synergies in Individuals With Extension-Related Low Back Pain.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Dancers with non-specific low back pain have less lumbar movement smoothness than healthy dancers.Biomedical engineering online · 2023Article
- Variability of trunk muscle synergies underlying the multidirectional movements and stability trunk motor tasks in healthy individuals.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify suggestions for future research on spinal movement variability (SMV) in individuals with low back pain (LBP) by investigating (1) the methodologies and statistical tools used to assess SMV; (2) characteristics that influence the direction of change in SMV; (3) the methodological quality and potential biases in the published studies; and (4) strategies for optimizing SMV in LBP patients.
methodsWe searched literature databases (CENTRAL, Medline, PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL) and comprehensively reviewed the relevant papers up to 5 May 2020. Eligibility criteria included studies investigating SMV in LBP subjects by measuring trunk angle using motion capture devices during voluntary repeated trunk movements in any plane. The Newcastle-Ottawa risk of bias tool was used for data quality assessment. Results were reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews.
resultsEighteen studies were included: 14 cross-sectional and 4 prospective studies. Seven linear and non-linear statistical tools were used. Common movement tasks included trunk forward bending and backward return, and object lifting. Study results on SMV changes associated with LBP were inconsistent. Two of the three interventional studies reported changes in SMV, one of which was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving neuromuscular exercise interventions. Many studies did not account for the potential risk of selection bias in the LBP population.
conclusionDesigners of future studies should recognize that each of the two types of statistical tools assesses functionally different aspects of SMV. Future studies should also consider dividing participants into subgroups according to LBP characteristics, as three potential subgroups with different SMV characteristics were proposed in our study. Different task demands also produced different effects. We found preliminary evidence in a RCT that neuromuscular exercises could modify SMV, suggesting a rationale for well-designed RCTs involving neuromuscular exercise interventions in future studies.
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