ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2024
Thoracolumbar fascia and chronic low back pain in idiopathic lumbar scoliosis: an ultrasonographic study.
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, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.
- Differences in the Thoracolumbar Fascia Between Low Back Pain Patients and Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- Ultrasound Imaging of Thoracolumbar Fascia: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Thoracolumbar fascia thickness and body mass index as predictors of pain sensitivity: a single-blinded experimental hypertonic saline study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Foot plantar pressure characteristics during standing and gait in adolescents with moderate double-curve adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (Lenke type 3 and type 6): a case-control study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- The Role of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Detecting Superior Cluneal Nerve Entrapment: Biomechanical Insights in Chronic Low Back Pain-A Pilot Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Biomechanical characteristics and therapeutic effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine manual therapy in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Risk factors of thoracolumbar fascia injury for patients with Parkinson's disease and construction of a nomogram model.BMC neurology · 2025Article
- The In Vitro and Vivo Validation of a New Ultrasound Method to Quantify Thoracolumbar Fascia Deformation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe role of thoracolumbar fascia (TLF) in the development of chronic low back pain (CLBP) has growing evidence in the literature. Although CLBP is reported in individuals with idiopathic scoliosis (IS), its relationship with the TLF has yet not been established. This study aims to evaluate the TLF and its relationship with CLBP in IS.
methodsA total of 60 individuals were included in the study. They were divided into three groups as follows: painful scoliosis (n = 20, age: 17.1 ± 3.7 years, Cobb angle: 15-43°), non-painful scoliosis (n = 20, age: 16.4 ± 3.4 years, Cobb angle: 15-45°), and healthy group (n = 20, age: 16.4 ± 4.7 years). Pain was evaluated using the short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire. TLF thickness was evaluated on the lumbar region using ultrasonography. Trunk range of motion was assessed using a universal goniometer, and flexibility was assessed with sit-and-reach test.
resultsThe thickness of the right TLF was greatest in the painful group, followed by non-painful (p = 0.007) and healthy (p < 0.001) groups. The thickness of the left TLF in the non-painful and painful groups was greater compared to the healthy group (p < 0.001). In the painful group, right TLF thickness was negatively correlated with trunk flexion/extension (r = -0.540, p = 0.014/r = -0.514, p = 0.020) and left rotation (r = -0.499, p = 0.025) but positively correlated with pain (r = 0.562, p = 0.01).
conclusionsThickening of the TLF was observed in IS, whereby, in the presence of CLBP, it was further intensified. We suggest considering fascial thickening as a potential contributing factor to both pain and limited motion in relevant patients.
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