The Effect of Chronic Low Back Pain on Trunk Accuracy in a Multidirectional Isometric Tracking Task

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Reliability of Musculoskeletal Fitness Tests and Movement Control Impairment Test Battery in Female Health-Care Personnel with Re-Current Low Back Pain

“…Impairments in postural and movement control of the lumbar spine have been posited to be risk factors for prolonged LBP [23][24][25]. A significant difference in ability to actively control the movement of the low back has been found between patients with LBP and subjects without back pain, and between acute and chronic LBP patients [26,24], but to our knowledge the test-retest repeatability of the standard movement control impairment (MCI) test battery has not been studied.…”

Estimation of Trunk Muscle Forces Using a Bio-Inspired Control Strategy Implemented in a Neuro-Osteo-Ligamentous Finite Element Model of the Lumbar Spine

“…The recruitment of trunk muscles has been shown to be strongly direction dependent (Nussbaum et al, 1995;Hadizadeh et al, 2014;Sedaghat-Nejad et al, 2015;Eskandari et al, 2016). In quasi-static conditions the emergent synergies responsible for a direction of external load will be linearly scaled.…”

Can Sonography Be Used to Estimate Deep Abdominal Muscle Activation in Different Static Arm Positions While Standing?

“…1,2 Neuromuscular control of the spine is ensured by both preparatory and responsive regulations and has been mapped in a number of studies. [3][4][5] Intramuscular electromyography (EMG) is considered the reference standard when registering deep trunk muscle activity, with minimal cross talk from overlaying muscles. However, the intramuscular method is invasive and can cause discomfort on insertion of the electrodes.…”

“…A change in the distribution of activity within and between trunk muscles is one of several potential mechanisms that might be related to chronic low‐back pain . Neuromuscular control of the spine is ensured by both preparatory and responsive regulations and has been mapped in a number of studies . Intramuscular electromyography (EMG) is considered the reference standard when registering deep trunk muscle activity, with minimal cross talk from overlaying muscles.…”