Muscular stability is essential to the spinal column to avoid harmful strain and injury to its structures. Sudden postural disturbances impose reactive internal forces through the spine. If the muscles do not react before the internal reactive forces propagate through the spine, there is a short fraction of time where the spinal column may lack sufficient muscular support. Studies have shown that in patients with low back pain deep abdominal and back muscle have a delayed response to reactive forces. The purpose of this study is to verify these findings and to investigate whether tailored interventions can improve the reaction time in stabilizing muscle around the lower spinal column i patients with subacute and chronic low back pain.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
99
Eight weeks Isolated Transversus abdominis (TrA) exercise(low load) program; Isolated TrA control through biofeedback
Eight weeks sling(high load) exercise program; Isolated TrA control through biofeedback
Eight weeks non-specific group exercise program; Isolated TrA control through biofeedback
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, National center for spinal diseases
Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway
Muscle activity onset in transversus abdominal muscle
Time frame: 1 year
Pain
Time frame: 2 years
Function (Oswestry v2)
Time frame: 2 years
Fear of avoidance belief
Time frame: 1 year
Assessment of isolated transversus abd. and multifidus control
Time frame: 1 year
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