RT Journal Article
T1 Influence of Spinal Movements Associated with Physical Evaluation on Muscle Mechanical Properties of the Lumbar Paraspinal in Subjects with Acute Low Back Pain.
A1 Alcaraz-Clariana, Sandra
A1 Garcia-Luque, Lourdes
A1 Garrido-Castro, Juan Luis
A1 Carmona-Perez, Cristina
A1 Rodrigues-de-Souza, Daiana Priscila
A1 Fernandez-de-Las-Peñas, Cesar
A1 Alburquerque-Sendin, Francisco
K1 Myotonometry
K1 Spinal pain
K1 Thixotropy
K1 Viscoelasticity
AB This research aimed to identify changes in muscle mechanical properties (MMPs) when a standardized sequence of movements is performed and to determine the influence of acute low back pain (LBP) and age on the MMPs. Socio-demographic, clinical variables and MMPs were collected in 33 patients with LBP and 33 healthy controls. A 2 × 2 × 2 (group × age × time) analysis of variance (ANOVA) mixed model was used to determine the effect of the study factors on the different MMPs. There were no significant triple interactions. After the movements, tone and stiffness increased 0.37 Hz and 22.75 N/m, respectively, in subjects <35 years, independent of their clinical status. Relaxation showed differences by age in healthy subjects and creep in LBP subjects. Furthermore, elasticity was higher in <35 years (p < 0.001) without the influence of any other factor. In conclusion, sequenced movements can modify tone and stiffness as a function of age, while age-associatedchanges in viscoelastic characteristics depends on pain but not on movements. The MMPs should be assessed, not only at the beginning of the physical examination at rest, but also along the patient’s follow-up, depending on their pain and age, in a clinical setting.
PB MDPI
SN 2075-4418
YR 2022
FD 2022-01-24
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20958
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20958
LA en
NO Alcaraz-Clariana S, García-Luque L, Garrido-Castro JL, Carmona-Pérez C, Rodrigues-de-Souza DP, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, et al. Influence of Spinal Movements Associated with Physical Evaluation on Muscle Mechanical Properties of the Lumbar Paraspinal in Subjects with Acute Low Back Pain. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Jan 25;12(2):302
DS RISalud
RD Apr 6, 2025