Do MRI-derived muscle moment-arms in patients with chronic low back pain differ from healthy individuals? A comparative study.

Roop SinghPradeep KumarJitendra WadhwaniRohtas Kumar YadavSvareen KaurHarshil Deep Singh

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2023)

There was a significant difference in muscle moment-arms of the lumbar spine's prime stabilizer (psoas) and primary locomotors (rectus abdominis and obliques) between LBP patients and healthy individuals. This difference in the moment-arms leads to altered compressive forces at intervertebral discs and may be one of the risk factors for LBP.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
skeletal muscle
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
magnetic resonance imaging
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
contrast enhanced
ultrasound guided