OBJECTIVE This case study reported the conservative management of a patient presenting with left sided low back and leg pain diagnosed as a left sided L5-S1 disc prolapse/herniation. CLINICAL FEATURES A 31-year-old male recreational worker presented with left sided low back and leg pain for the previous 3-4 months that was exacerbated by prolonged sitting. INTERVENTION AND OUTCOME The plan ...

The objective of this study was to investigate 3 different rowing exercises and quantify the muscle activation of the torso and the hip musculature, together with the corresponding spinal loading and stiffness. Seven healthy male subjects from a university population were instrumented to obtain surface electromyography of selected trunk and hip muscles and to obtain spine position using an elec...

BACKGROUND Analysis of electromyographic (EMG) activities in the back during dynamic exercise is needed because more complex loading on the spine is created in comparison with that during static exercise. The purpose of this study is to investigate the difference in bilateral midback and low-back paraspinal muscle (PSM) activities during performance of different resistance isokinetic exercises ...

BACKGROUND Back-related leg pain (BRLP) is a common variation of low back pain (LBP), with lifetime prevalence estimates as high as 40%. Often disabling, BRLP accounts for greater work loss, recurrences, and higher costs than uncomplicated LBP and more often leads to surgery with a lifetime incidence of 10% for those with severe BRLP, compared to 1-2% for those with LBP.In the US, half of those...

Question Is a behavioural-oriented graded activity program more effective than usual care in reducing sick leave and improving functional status in employees absent from work due to low back pain. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Occupational health services department of an airline company in the Netherlands. Patients 134 workers absent from work because of nonspecific low back pain...

Background: Joint mobilisations in the spine are used as an integral part of the treatment and rehabilitation to alleviate pain and reduce stiffness. Mobilisation has also been used to improve muscle strength as described in the literature. However, there is dearth of data exploring the effect of mobilisation on muscle strength in CLBP. Purpose: To investigate the effects of lumbar mobilisation...

Aim: The present study aimed to analyze if the exergaming exercise produces same acute effects as conventional training. Methods: Nintendo® Wii was chosen stimulus for this study. Participants should conduct a physical training session under Exergames Training (ET) and Conventional (CT). Both conditions use two aerobic exercises six strength exercises, which were always performed in sequence. g...

Background: Musculoskeletal disorders, like Low Back Pain (LBP) are associated with impaired lumbopelvic motor control. The current study aimed to investigate the effect of modified Pilates exercises on pain, disability, and lumbopelvic motor control in patients with chronic LBP. Methods: In this randomized controlled single-blind clinical trial, 30 chronic patients with chronic LBP were selec...

After spinal surgery, physiotherapeutic exercises are performed to achieve a rapid return to normal life. One important aim of treatment is to regain muscle strength, but it is known that muscle forces increase the spinal loads to potentially hazardous levels. It has not yet been clarified which exercises cause high spinal forces and thus endanger the surgical outcome. The loads on vertebral bo...