Trunk muscles' characteristics in adolescent gymnasts with low back pain: a pilot study on the effects of a physiotherapy intervention including a postural reeducation program.

Manuela DeodatoSerena SaponaroBoštjan ŠimuničMiriam MartiniLuigi MurenaAlex Bouite Stella

Published in: The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy (2023)

This study provides preliminary evidence of functional, morphological, and contractile trunk muscles' alterations associated with chronic LBP in young gymnasts, and presents the effects of a postural reeducation program on symptoms and muscles' functional properties.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
young adults
lower limb
mental health
skeletal muscle
smooth muscle
physical activity