Influence of Physical Activity Level on Lumbar Movement Control

Launched by NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY · Dec 12, 2022

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Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability that results in significant health and socioeconomic problems. Most of the LBP is non-specific and altered motor control is one of the possible causes. Motor control exercise (MCE) thus has been recently developed as a non-operative intervention for LBP. Recently, a series of lumbar movement control (LMC) tests have been advocated to evaluate impaired motor control of lumbar. To perform a coordinated movement pattern, normal proprioception (part of neural system) is thought to be essential. Poor proprioception related to delayed muscle re...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • For adults with LBP are: (1) aged from 20 to 65 years old, (2) persistent LBP for more than 3 months.
• • For adults without LBP are: (1) aged from 20 to 65 years old, (2) no specific low back pain in the past 6 months.
• • Exclusion Criteria: (for both groups)
• • Musculoskeletal symptoms of lower extremity in the past 6 months
• • History of surgeries, fractures, or ruptures to the musculoskeletal structures on the lower limbs and spine
• • Congenital spinal pathologies and deformities
• • Sensory and neurological deficits
• • Pregnancy
• • Body mass indexes (BMI) \>30 kg/m2
• • Self-reported symptoms of dizziness
• • Visual, vestibular or balance problems
• • Other conditions affecting balance (eg, drug or alcohol consumption)

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