ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
The Main Role of Diaphragm Muscle as a Mechanism of Hypopressive Abdominal Gymnastics to Improve Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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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.
Effect of the Diaphragm Stretching Technique on Symptomatology in Young Adults With Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial
Efficacy of Hypopressive Exercises Versus Pilates in Women with Abdominal Diastasis in the Postpartum Period: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of exercise/physical activity on fear of movement in people with spine-related pain: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Immediate Effects of Abdominal Hypopressive Technique Versus PNF Stretching in Shortened Hamstring Syndrome: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of a respiratory rehabilitation program including an inspiration training devicePeerJ · 2023Trial
- Is therapeutic exercise as a standalone intervention effective in reducing kinesiophobia in adults with nonspecific chronic low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis with meta-regression.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 · 2026Review
- Intra- and inter-tester reliability of diaphragm thickness and excursion measurements of healthy women using rehabilitative ultrasound imaging across novice examiners.European journal of translational myology · 2025Article
- Review
- Effects of Hypopressive Techniques on the CORE Complex: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of Osteopathic Treatment in Adults with Short Hamstring Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- A Secondary Analysis of Gender Respiratory Features for Ultrasonography Bilateral Diaphragm Thickness, Respiratory Pressures, and Pulmonary Function in Low Back Pain.Tomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2024Article
- Effects of Hypopressive Exercise on Dynamic Neuromuscular Control in Female Roller-Skaters.International journal of exercise science · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of simultaneous bilateral visual diaphragm biofeedback under low back pain: influence of age and sex.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Can 5-weeks of Hypopressive Exercise Influence Sagittal Lumbo-Pelvic Position in Athletic and Non-Athletic Females?International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Low Intensity Respiratory Muscle Training in COVID-19 Patients after Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: A Retrospective Case-Series Study.Biomedicines · 2022Article
- Intra-Rater Reliability of Shear Wave Elastography for the Quantification of Respiratory Muscles in Adolescent Athletes.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Ultrasonography Visual Biofeedback of the Diaphragm in Conjunction with Inspiratory Muscle Training on Muscle Thickness, Respiratory Pressures, Pain, Disability, Quality of Life and Pulmonary Function in Athletes with Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Ultrasonographic Changes of Abdominal Muscles in Subjects with and without Chronic Low Back Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Ultrasonography Comparison of Diaphragm Morphological Structure and Function in Young and Middle-Aged Subjects with and without Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Case-Control Study.Pain research & management · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic low back pain (LBP) has been stated as one of the main health concerns in the XXI century due to its high incidence.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the effects of an 8-week program of hypopressive abdominal gymnastics (HAG) on inspiratory muscle strength, diaphragm thickness, disability and pain in patients suffering from non-specific chronic LBP.
methodsA total of 40 patients with chronic LBP were randomly divided into two groups. The experimental group carried out an 8-week supervised program of HAG (two sessions/week), whereas the control group did not receive any treatment. Outcomes were measured before and after the intervention, comprising diaphragm thickness during relaxed respiratory activity, maximal inspiratory pressure (PI
resultsStatistically significant differences (
conclusionsAn 8-week HAG intervention seemed to show beneficial effects and predicted an increase in diaphragm thickness and strength during inspiration, as well as a reduction in pain intensity, central sensitization and disability, in patients suffering from chronic non-specific LBP with respect to non-intervention.
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