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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2023

Delayed response in rectus abdominis muscle following a step perturbation in subjects with and without recurrent low back pain.

Paul S Sung, Moon Soo Park

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Article in 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, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Sensory integration strategies on repeated postural stability and neuromuscular adaptation in individuals with low back pain.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 · 2025
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  2. Implications for fall efficacy strategies on center of pressure and center of gravity sway distances in adults with chronic low back pain.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 · 2024
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  3. Postural control and trunk stability on sway parameters in adults with and without chronic low back pain.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 · 2024
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  5. Postural adaptations within normalized stability between older adults with and without chronic low back pain.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 · 2023
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Paul S SungDepartment of Physical Therapy, Indiana Wesleyan University, 4201 South Washington Street, Marion, IN, 46953, USA. paul.sung@indwes.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8468-6761
Moon Soo ParkDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Medical College of Hallym University, 7, Keunjaebong-Gil, Hwaseong-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, 18450, Republic of Korea.
Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital · KRIndiana Wesleyan University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDelayed trunk and lower limb muscle activation is associated with balance loss and fall injuries in subjects with recurrent low back pain (LBP). PURPOSE: This study was conducted to compare differences in the onset of muscle contractions of the trunk and lower limb muscles following a treadmill-induced step perturbation between subjects with and without LBP.

methodsEighty-three right limb dominant individuals (43 subjects with LBP and 40 control subjects) were exposed to the perturbation (0.31 m/s velocity for 0.2 m). The electromyography (EMG) reaction times were analyzed during the first step following the perturbation. The EMG electrodes were placed on both sides of the trunk and lower limbs, including the rectus abdominis (RA), erector spinae (ES), tibialis anterior (TA), and gastrocnemius (GA) muscles.

resultsThe group x muscle interaction was statistically significant (F = 9.44, p = 0.003). The TA muscle activation was significantly delayed compared to the RA, ES, and GA. There was a significant interaction on side x muscle (F = 4.14, p = 0.04). The RA muscles were significantly delayed on the non-dominant (t = - 3.35, p = 0.001) and dominant (t = - 2.53, p = 0.01) sides in the LBP group.

conclusionThe LBP group demonstrated a delayed reaction time on the RA muscles, which indicated poor trunk control relative to the lower limbs. The delayed bilateral RA muscle might indicate possible coordination problems relative to the ES and lower limb muscles, which may lead to potential fall hazards.

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Low Back PainElectromyographyHumansMuscle ContractionMuscle, SkeletalParaspinal MusclesRectus AbdominisElectromyographyLow back painLower limbPerturbationsTrunk muscles

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