Effects of Spinal Stabilization Exercise on the Cross Section Area of the Lumbar Multifidus, Lumbar Muscle Strength and Pain of Patients with Low Back Pain

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 527-536
Author(s):  
Seong Ho Kim ◽  
Byung Gyu Yu ◽  
Wan Hee Lee
2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 441-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahyar Salavati ◽  
Behnam Akhbari ◽  
Ismail Ebrahimi Takamjani ◽  
Hossein Bagheri ◽  
Kamran Ezzati ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 436-443
Author(s):  
Jayshree Shah ◽  
Tarushi Tanwar ◽  
Iram Iram ◽  
Mosab Aldabbas ◽  
Zubia Veqar

The objective was to investigate the electromyographic activity of the lumbar multifidus (MF) muscle and longissimus thoracis muscle, along with their activity ratio (MF longissimus thoracis ratio), during quadruped stabilization exercise performed with neutral posture and with increased lumbar lordosis in patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP). A total of 23 patients with CLBP (12 females and 11 males) were recruited based on inclusion and exclusion criterion. Each patient performed 4 exercises in random order, with surface electromyography electrodes and an electrogoniometer attached. A cross-sectional study design was used to measure the amplitude of muscle activation (as a percentage of maximum voluntary contraction) in each patient across the 2 muscles (MF and longissimus thoracis) during quadruped stabilization exercise with neutral posture and with increased lumbar lordosis. A 2-way analysis of variance was conducted, which demonstrated a statistically significant increase in the recruitment of MF with increased lumbar lordosis in patients with CLBP during quadruped exercise. An increase of 9.7% and 16.9% maximum voluntary contraction in MF electromyographic activity was observed in lumbar lordosis posture during the quadruped leg raise and quadruped leg-arm raise exercise, respectively (P < .01), when compared to the neutral posture. The increased recruitment of MF with lumbar lordosis in the quadruped position has strong implications in the assessment and management of patients with CLBP.


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