Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Show an Altered Flexion/Relaxation Phenomenon
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2021-05-01
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Aranda-Valera, I. Concepcion
Garrido-Castro, Juan Luis
Martinez-Galisteo, Alfonso
Pena-Amaro, Jose
Gonzalez-Navas, Cristina
Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio
Jimenez-Reina, Luis
Collantes-Estevez, Eduardo
Lopez-Medina, Clementina
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Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic rheumatic disease characterized by the presence of inflammatory back pain. In patients with chronic low back pain, the lumbar flexion relaxation phenomenon measured by surface electromyography (sEMG) differs from that in healthy individuals. However, sEMG activity in axSpA patients has not been studied. The purpose of this study was to analyze the flexion relaxation phenomenon in axSpA patients. A study evaluating 39 axSpA patients and 35 healthy controls was conducted. sEMG activity at the erector spinae muscles was measured during lumbar full flexion movements. sEMG activity was compared between axSpA patients and the controls, as well as between active (BASDAI >= 4) and non-active (BASDAI = 4) and non-active (BASDAI 0.8 for 1/FRR) and criterion validity. ROC analysis showed good discriminant validity for axSpA patients (AUC = 0.835) vs. the control group using 1/FRR. An abnormal flexion/relaxation phenomenon exists in axSpA patients compared with controls. sEMG could be an additional objective tool in the evaluation of patient function and disease activity status.
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axial spondyloarthritis, surface electromyography (sEMG), flexion relaxation ratio, functional assessment, clinimetric properties, Low-back-pain, Flexion-relaxation phenomenon, Ankylosing-spondylitis, Surface electromyography, Lumbar flexion, Emg, Responsiveness, Enthesitis, Criteria