Physical Activity Might Be of Greater Importance for Good Spinal Control Than If You Have Had Pain or Not

Aasa, Ulrika; Lundell, Sara; Aasa, Björn; Westerståhl, Maria

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“…The amount of physical activity of the participants was not registered in the current study. Since the positive influence of an active lifestyle on spinal control has already been demonstrated [ 29 ], participants with higher levels of physical activity might present a lower activation of the lumbar muscles and therefore a more favorable spinal motion control. Moreover, the used surface EMG was not able to specify muscle activity between superficial and deep fibers of the MF.…”

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Differences in myoelectric activity of the lumbar muscles between recurrent and chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study

Balasch-Bernat

Willems

Danneels

et al. 2021

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background Altered lower back muscle activity is proposed as a contributing factor to the reoccurrence and chronicity of low back pain (LBP). This study compared lumbar muscle activity during trunk extension in patients with continuous chronic LBP (CLBP), non-continuous CLBP, recurrent LBP (RLBP) and healthy subjects. Methods In 75 subjects (16 continuous CLBP, 15 non-continuous CLBP, 23 RLBP, 21 healthy controls), surface electromyographic (EMG) activity of the lumbar erector spinae (ES), multifidus (MF), latissimus dorsi (LD) and gluteus maximus (GM) was recorded during the concentric, holding and eccentric phase of a modified Biering Sorenson exercise. Results Continuous CLBP patients showed higher EMG activity in the ES and MF muscles compared to healthy controls in the concentric (p = 0.011; p = 0.009 respectively) and the holding phase (p = 0.015; p = 0.013). Higher EMG activity was observed in continuous CLBP compared to RLBP in the ES and MF muscles in the holding phase (p = 0.035; p = 0.037), and in the MF in the concentric phase (p = 0.046), but not in the ES (p = 0.062). No differences in muscle activity were established in either the concentric, holding, and eccentric phase for the LD and GM muscles. No differences were found between non-continuous CLBP and the other groups. Conclusions An enhanced muscle activity of the lumbar muscles during the concentric and holding phase was observed during trunk extension in patients with continuous CLBP compared to patients with RLBP and healthy subjects. No differences between groups are present in the GM and LD muscles during concentric and holding phases and for any muscle in the eccentric phase.

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Differences in myoelectric activity of the lumbar muscles between recurrent and chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study

Balasch-Bernat

Willems

Danneels

et al. 2021

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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“…In addition, little is known about the association between muscular strength and future physical activity level. In the longitudinal Swedish Physical Activity and Fitness cohort born in 1958 (SPAF‐1958) a cohort of participants have been followed for 36 years in three waves of data collection (at 16, 34 and 52 years of age) . This offers the unique possibility to study changes in physical activity level and fitness over the course of the life span.…”

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Reasons for being physically active in middle age and longitudinal associations between physical activity and physical capacity

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The aim was to investigate self‐reported reasons for being leisure‐time physically active (LTPA) at ages 34 and 52 and explore associations between LTPA at age 52 and physical activity, physical capacity, and health earlier in life. Cohort participants answered questions about physical activity and health and performed tests of physical capacity at ages 16, 34, and 52. The most frequently reported reasons for being LTPA or not at ages 34 and 52 were similar. Participants enjoyed being active and health benefits related to physical activity was important. Common barriers were other priorities, disability, and feeling too tired. A significantly higher percentage of those who were LTPA at the ages of 34 and 52 rated their general health to be good when compared to those who were not physically active. Analyses showed that higher muscle strength and endurance at the age of 34 could positively predict LTPA at 52. At ages 34 and 52, the cohort members presented with similar reasons for, and similar barriers to physical activity. Those who were LTPA rated their health better, and there was a significant association between physical capacity at the age of 34 and future physical activity.

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Lumbar muscle structure and function in chronic versus recurrent low back pain: a cross-sectional study

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These results indicate a higher amount of fat infiltration in the lumbar muscles, in the absence of clear atrophy, in continuous CLBP compared with RLBP. A lower metabolic activity of the lumbar muscles was seen in RLBP replicating a relative lower intensity in contractions performed by the lumbar muscles in RLBP compared with non-continuous and continuous CLBP. In conclusion, RLBP differs from continuous CLBP for both muscle structure and muscle function, whereas non-continuous CLBP seems comparable with RLBP for lumbar muscle structure and with continuous CLBP for lumbar muscle function. These results underline the differences in muscle structure and muscle function between different LBP populations.

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Physical Activity Might Be of Greater Importance for Good Spinal Control Than If You Have Had Pain or Not

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Differences in myoelectric activity of the lumbar muscles between recurrent and chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study

Differences in myoelectric activity of the lumbar muscles between recurrent and chronic low back pain: a cross-sectional study

Reasons for being physically active in middle age and longitudinal associations between physical activity and physical capacity

Lumbar muscle structure and function in chronic versus recurrent low back pain: a cross-sectional study

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