ArticleThe Journal of manual & manipulative therapy2024
Trunk muscles' characteristics in adolescent gymnasts with low back pain: a pilot study on the effects of a physiotherapy intervention including a postural reeducation program.
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- Pain and Disability Therapy with Stabilization Exercises in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- A Quasi-Experimental Controlled Study to Evaluate the Effects of a Kinesiologic Approach-The Canali Postural Method-To Posture Reprogramming for Non-Specific Low Back Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Trunk Mobility in Spanish High-Level National Rhythmic Gymnastics Athletes with Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Mézières Method and Isostretching Postures.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- An Eight-Week Randomized Controlled Trial of Active Mobilization of the Hamstrings for Non-Specific Low Back Pain and Musculoskeletal Discomfort during Prolonged Sitting among Young People: Study Protocol.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- An Ergonomics Analysis of Archers through Motion Tracking to Prevent Injuries and Improve Performance.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The effects of a 12-week combined motor control exercise and isolated lumbar extension intervention on lumbar multifidus muscle stiffness in individuals with chronic low back pain.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundTrunk muscles' function and characteristics are of great importance for both static and dynamic tasks in different sports, and abnormalities of trunk flexors and extensors might be associated with low back pain (LBP). The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the functional, morphological and contractile properties in trunk flexors and extensors of young gymnasts with and without LBP.
methodsYoung gymnasts (14/25 females, 14-18 y) were screened for the presence of chronic LBP. Abdominal and lumbar muscles were tested for function (McGill's endurance tests), thickness (ultrasound), and contractile responses (tensiomyography). An 8-sessions physiotherapy intervention including postural reeducation was performed by a subsample of 10 subjects with LBP.
resultsLBP was found to be associated to higher flexors-to-extensors endurance ratio (OR 11.250, 95% CI: 1.647-76.849,
conclusionsThis study provides preliminary evidence of functional, morphological, and contractile trunk muscles' alterations associated with chronic LBP in young gymnasts, and presents the effects of a postural reeducation program on symptoms and muscles' functional properties.
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