Altered response of the anterolateral abdominal muscles to simulated weight-bearing in subjects with low back pain

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 410-418

  Hides, Julie A ^a,b   Belavý, Daniel L ^a,c   Cassar, Lana ^a   Williams, Michelle ^a   Wilson, Stephen J ^a   Richardson, Carolyn A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Functional testing; Low back pain; Motor control; Transversus abdominis muscle; Ultrasound imaging; Weight bearing

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 67349189490     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0827-2     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. JA Baecke J Burema JE Frijters 1982 A short questionnaire for the measurement of habitual physical activity in epidemiological studies Am J Clin Nutr 36 5 936 942
2. A Bergmark 1989 Stability of the lumbar spine-a study in mechanical engineering Acta Orthop Scand 60 230 3 54
3. SM Bunce AD Hough AP Moore 2004 Measurement of abdominal muscle thickness using M-mode ultrasound imaging during functional activities Man Ther 9 1 41 44
4. PH Ferreira ML Ferreira PW Hodges 2004 Changes in recruitment of the abdominal muscles in people with low back pain: ultrasound measurement of muscle activity Spine 29 22 2560 2566
5. MG Gardner-Morse IA Stokes 1998 The effects of abdominal muscle coactivation on lumbar spine stability Spine 23 1 86 91 discussion 91-82
6. ME Geisser M Ranavaya AJ Haig 2005 A meta-analytic review of surface electromyography among persons with low back pain and normal, healthy controls J Pain 6 11 711 726
7. LJ Goldby AP Moore J Doust 2006 A randomized controlled trial investigating the efficiency of musculoskeletal physiotherapy on chronic low back disorder Spine 31 10 1083 1093
8. EL Healey NE Fowler AM Burden 2005 The influence of different unloading positions upon stature recovery and paraspinal muscle activity Clin Biomech 20 4 365 371
9. EL Healey NE Fowler AM Burden 2005 Raised paraspinal muscle activity reduces rate of stature recovery after loaded exercise in individuals with chronic low back pain Arch Phys Med Rehabil 86 4 710 715
10. SM Henry KC Westervelt 2005 The use of real-time ultrasound feedback in teaching abdominal hollowing exercises to healthy subjects J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 35 6 338 345
11. J Hides S Wilson W Stanton 2006 An MRI investigation into the function of the transversus abdominis muscle during "drawing-in" of the abdominal wall Spine 31 6 E175 E178
12. Hides JA, Richardson CA, Hodges PW (2004) Local segmental control. In: Therapeutic exercise for lumbopelvic stabilization: a motor control approach for the treatment and prevention of low back pain. Churchill Livingstone, New York, pp 185-220
13. JA Hides CA Richardson GA Jull 1996 Multifidus muscle recovery is not automatic after resolution of acute, first-episode low back pain Spine 21 23 2763 2769
14. Hides JA, Scott Q, Jull G et al. (2000) A clinical palpation test to check the activation of the deep stabilising muscles of the spine. Int Sportmed J 1(4)
15. JA Hides MJ Stokes M Saide 1994 Evidence of lumbar multifidus muscle wasting ipsilateral to symptoms in patients with acute/subacute low back pain Spine 19 2 165 172
16. JA Hides I Wong SJ Wilson 2007 Assessment of abdominal muscle function during a simulated unilateral weight-bearing task using ultrasound imaging J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 37 8 467 471
17. P Hodges AK Holm S Holm 2003 Intervertebral stiffness of the spine is increased by evoked contraction of transversus abdominis and the diaphragm: in vivo porcine studies Spine 28 23 2594 2601
18. PW Hodges AE Eriksson D Shirley 2005 Intra-abdominal pressure increases stiffness of the lumbar spine J Biomech 38 9 1873 1880
19. PW Hodges VS Gurfinkel S Brumagne 2002 Coexistence of stability and mobility in postural control: evidence from postural compensation for respiration Exp Brain Res 144 3 293 302
20. PW Hodges A Kaigle T Hansson 2006 Rapid atrophy of the lumbar multifidus follows experimental disc or nerve root injury Spine 31 25 2926 2933
21. PW Hodges GL Moseley 2003 Pain and motor control of the lumbopelvic region: effect and possible mechanisms J Electromyogr Kinesiol 13 4 361 370
22. PW Hodges GL Moseley A Gabrielsson 2003 Experimental muscle pain changes feedforward postural responses of the trunk muscles Exp Brain Res 151 2 262 271
23. PW Hodges LH Pengel RD Herbert 2003 Measurement of muscle contraction with ultrasound imaging Muscle Nerve 27 6 682 692
24. PW Hodges CA Richardson 1998 Delayed postural contraction of transversus abdominis in low back pain associated with movement of the lower limb J Spinal Disord 11 1 46 56
25. PW Hodges CA Richardson 1996 Inefficient muscular stabilization of the lumbar spine associated with low back pain-a motor control evaluation of transversus abdominis Spine 21 22 2640 2650
26. AW Kidd S Magee CA Richardson 2002 Reliability of real-time ultrasound for the assessment of transversus abdominis function J Gravit Physiol 9 1 131 132
27. A Kiefer A Shirazi-Adl M Parnianpour 1998 Synergy of the human spine in neutral postures Eur Spine J 7 6 471 479
28. C Lariviere D Gagnon P Loisel 2000 The comparison of trunk muscles EMG activation between subjects with and without chronic low back pain during flexion-extension and lateral bending tasks J Electromyogr Kinesiol 10 2 79 91
29. JM McMeeken ID Beith DJ Newham 2004 The relationship between EMG and change in thickness of transversus abdominis Clin Biomech 19 4 337 342
30. G Misuri S Colagrande M Gorini 1997 In vivo ultrasound assessment of respiratory function of abdominal muscles in normal subjects Eur Respir J 10 12 2861 2867
31. GL Moseley 2004 Impaired trunk muscle function in sub-acute neck pain: etiologic in the subsequent development of low back pain? Man Ther 9 3 157 163
32. JK-F Ng CA Richardson M Parnianpour 2002 EMG activity of trunk muscles and torque output during isometric axial rotation exertion: a comparison between back pain patients and matched controls J Orthop Res 20 1 112 121
33. PB O'Sullivan GD Phyty LT Twomey 1997 Evaluation of specific stabilizing exercise in the treatment of chronic low back pain with radiologic diagnosis of spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis Spine 22 24 2959 2967
34. Pinheiro JC, Bates DM (2000) Mixed-effects models in S and S-PLUS. Springer, Berlin
35. RL Putz M Müller-Gerbl 1996 The vertebral column-a phylogenetic failure? A theory explaining the function and vulnerability of the human spine Clin Anat 9 3 205 212
36. CA Richardson GA Jull 1995 An historical perspective on the development of clinical techniques to evaluate and treat the active stabilizing system of the lumbar spine Aust J Physiother Monogr 1 5 13
37. SP Silfies D Squillante P Maurer 2005 Trunk muscle recruitment patterns in specific chronic low back pain populations Clin Biomech 20 5 465 473
38. CJ Snijders A Vleeming R Stoeckart 1993 Transfer of lumbosacral load to iliac bones and legs. 1. Biomechanics of self-bracing of the sacroiliac joints and its significance for treatment and exercise Clin Biomech 8 6 285 294
39. CJ Snijders A Vleeming R Stoeckart 1995 Biomechanical modeling of sacroiliac joint stability in different postures Spine State Art Rev 9 419 432
40. BA Springer BJ Mielcarek TK Nesfield 2006 Relationships among lateral abdominal muscles, gender, body mass index, and hand dominance J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 36 5 289 297
41. B Stuge MB Veierod E Laerum 2004 The efficacy of a treatment program focusing on specific stabilizing exercises for pelvic girdle pain after pregnancy: a two-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial Spine 29 10 E197 E203
42. DS Teyhen CE Miltenberger HM Deiters 2005 The use of ultrasound imaging of the abdominal drawing-in maneuver in subjects with low back pain J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 35 6 346 355
43. JH van Dieen J Cholewicki A Radebold 2003 Trunk muscle recruitment patterns in patients with low back pain enhance the stability of the lumbar spine Spine 28 8 834 841
44. HJ Wilke S Wolf LE Claes 1995 Stability increase of the lumbar spine with different muscle groups-a biomechanical in-vitro study Spine 20 2 192 198