Trunk postural control in low back pain patients: the effects of increased dead space breathing, local muscle vibration, external force perturbations and unstable sitting on precision control of trunk posture.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- low back painmusculoskeletal disorder of the lumbar spine10028393
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON34066
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Inclusion Criteria
aspecific low back pain for at least 6 weeks
age 18-65
Exclusion Criteria
previous spine surgery
any conditions, other than LBP, that interfere with trunk posture, or that render the patient too unfit to be tested or unable to understand or adhere to the experimental protocol.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Main study parameters will be the differences between LBP patients and healthy<br /><br>control subjects in<br /><br>1. kinematic variability (standard deviation of trunk angle)<br /><br>2. trunk muscle recruitment (EMG amplitudes and ratios of different muscle<br /><br>groups)<br /><br>3. stiffness of the trunk (estimated based on kinematic responses to external<br /><br>forces)</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Not applicable</p><br>