Immediate effects of thoracic spinal mobilisation on erector spinae muscle activity and pain in patients with thoracic spine pain: a preliminary randomised controlled trial

Pecos‐Martín, Daniel; Aroeira, Andresa Evelem de Melo; Silva, R.L. Verás; Pozo, G. Martínez de Tejada; Solano, L.M. Rodríguez; Plaza-Manzano, Gustavo; Gallego‐Izquierdo, Tomás; Falla, Deborah

doi:10.1016/j.physio.2015.10.016

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“…Pairs of surface EMG electrodes were attached to the skin no more than 20mm apart (centre to centre) over the lead (left side for right handed golfers) and trail sides (right side for right handed golfers) of the ES muscle, lateral to longissimus at T8 and L1 levels, and on the multifidus at the L5 level of the spinous process. Specifically, electrodes were placed 30 mm lateral to the spinous process of the eighth thoracic vertebrae (T8) (Cheung et al, 2005;Pecos-Martín et al, 2016) and 30 mm lateral to the first lumbar vertebrae (L1) (Caldwell et al, 2003;Hermens et al, 1999). For the lower lumber region of the ES muscle, electrodes were placed on and aligned with a line from caudal tip posterior spina iliaca superior to the interspace between L1 and the second lumbar vertebrae (L2) interspace at the level of the fifth lumbar vertebrae (L5) (Grimshaw & Burden, 2000;Hermens et al, 1999).…”

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Electromyographic analyses of the erector spinae muscles during golf swings using four different clubs

Sorbie

Grace

et al. 2017

Journal of Sports Sciences

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The purpose of this study was to compare the electromyography (EMG) patterns of the thoracic and lumbar regions of the erector spinae (ES) muscle during the golf swing whilst using four different golf clubs. Fifteen right-handed male golfers performed a total of twenty swings in random order using the driver, 4-iron, 7-iron and pitching-wedge. Surface EMG was recorded from the lead and trail sides of the thoracic and lumbar regions of the ES muscle (T8, L1 and L5 lateral to the spinous-process). Three-dimensional high-speed video analysis was used to identify the backswing, forward swing, acceleration, early and late follow-through phases of the golf swing. No significant differences in muscle-activation levels from the lead and trail sides of the thoracic and lumbar regions of the ES muscle were displayed between the driver, 4-iron, 7-iron and pitching-wedge (P > 0.05). The highest mean thoracic and lumbar ES muscle-activation levels were displayed in the forward swing (67-99% MVC) and acceleration (83-106% MVC) phases of the swing for all clubs tested. The findings from this study show that there were no significant statistical differences between the driver, 4-iron, 7-iron and pitching-wedge when examining muscle activity from the thoracic and lumbar regions of the ES muscle.

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Electromyographic analyses of the erector spinae muscles during golf swings using four different clubs

Sorbie

Grace

et al. 2017

Journal of Sports Sciences

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“…Physiotherapy treatment using mobilization accounts as half of them. The works of Kamel et al (2016) and Pecos-Martina et al (2017) used posterioranterior (PA) mobilization, the former in lumbar spine and latter the thoracic spine, in both cases a decrease in local pain and muscle activity were observed. Also, in the spine, the study from Hu et al (2014) showed significant differences in sEMG topography after mobilization, between the chronic LBP and healthy subjects.…”

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The use of surface electromyography in assessing the effectiveness of manual therapy: a systematic review

Santiago

Baptista

Magalhães

et al. 2020

IJOOES

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Research on the use of surface electromyography (sEMG) for analyzing the effects of Manual Therapy (MT) seems to have very dispersed intentions. The development of data collection protocols using sEMG might not be stable for conducting clinical studies. This study aimed to evaluate the current literature using surface sEMG in the context of MT and verify if it is a useful tool to verify its effectiveness. Also, to assess the methodologic quality and reporting standards and make a reflective analysis of how this technique has been used for this treatment modality. A computerized search was performed in May 2017 and repeated in June 2018, the search was performed in 8 electronic databases following PRISMA protocol. Thirty-one papers were included. More and better-designed studies are needed to create improved protocols. Further exploration and validation of these protocols may help to conduct more reliable clinically driven trials and it may inform policymakers of the role of MT in health care. The detection of clinically meaningful electrical alterations in muscles seems to be the main objective of most authors. Several sEMG items were not reported, and overall methodology quality was low.

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“…[ 17 , 18 ] Surface electromyography also uses a special device. [ 16 , 19 ] Accordingly, an easy method of assessing skeletal muscle mass is lacking for clinicians. Therefore, we conducted a study to develop a new easy method of assessing erector spinae muscles for physical activity, such as measuring the thickness of the erector spinae muscles (ESM T ) with CT scans.…”

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The thickness of erector spinae muscles can be easily measured by computed tomography for the assessment of physical activity: An observational study

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The loss of muscle mass and changes in muscle composition are important factors for assessing skeletal muscle dysfunction. The cross-sectional area (CSA) of muscle is usually used to assess skeletal muscle function. However, the CSA of skeletal muscle can be difficult for clinicians to measure because a specific 3D image analysis system for computed tomography (CT) scans is needed. Therefore, we conducted a study to develop a new method of easily assessing physical activity, in which the thickness of the erector spinae muscles (ESM T ) was measured by CT, and to compare ESM T to the CSA of the erector spinae muscles (ESM CSA ) in patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary infections who underwent surgery after some preoperative examinations, such as laboratory tests, chest CT scans, spirometry, and 6-minute walk tests (6MWT). We retrospectively studied adult patients with NTM pulmonary infections who underwent a lobectomy at Fukujuji Hospital from April 2010 to March 2016. We assessed the correlations between ESM T and different variables, including ESM CSA . Sixty-one patients with NTM pulmonary infections were included. The median ESM T and ESM CSA were 1371 mm 2 (IQR 1178-1784 mm 2 ) and 28.5 mm (IQR 25.4-31.7 mm), respectively, and a very strong linear correlation was observed between ESM T and ESM CSA (R = 0.858, P < .001). ESM T and ESM CSA were positively associated with body weight

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Immediate effects of thoracic spinal mobilisation on erector spinae muscle activity and pain in patients with thoracic spine pain: a preliminary randomised controlled trial

Cited by 15 publications

References 47 publications

Electromyographic analyses of the erector spinae muscles during golf swings using four different clubs

Electromyographic analyses of the erector spinae muscles during golf swings using four different clubs

The use of surface electromyography in assessing the effectiveness of manual therapy: a systematic review

The thickness of erector spinae muscles can be easily measured by computed tomography for the assessment of physical activity: An observational study

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