Ultrasound measurement of abdominal muscles during clinical isometric endurance tests in women with and without low back pain.

Shabnam ShahAliAmir Massoud ArabEsmaeil EbrahimiNahid RahmaniHossein Negahban Anoushiravan KazemnejadAndia Bahmani

Published in: Physiotherapy theory and practice (2018)

An altered activation pattern in the deep (TrA) and superficial (EO) muscles of LBP participants during fatigue stage of the SDSLR test as compared to controls indicates motor control dysfunction in the LBP group. Comparison of the activity of TrA and EO muscles during fatigue stage of SDSLR test can be used to assess alterations in motor control of abdominal muscles.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance imaging
resistance training
oxidative stress
high intensity
computed tomography
ultrasound guided