The Comparison of Lumbar Spine Strength, Endurance and Range of Motion in Athletes with and without Low Back Pain
Low back injuries account for 10-15% of all athletic injuries. It is difficult to design an exercise program to prevent and rehabilitate low back injury without knowing the differences in the kinematics and spinal loads in the sports techniques and the physical characteristics associated with low ba...
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| description | Low back injuries account for 10-15% of all athletic injuries. It is difficult to design an exercise program to prevent and rehabilitate low back injury without knowing the differences in the kinematics and spinal loads in the sports techniques and the physical characteristics associated with low back pain (LBP). The aim of this study was to compare strength, endurance and range of motion of lumbar spine in athletes with and without LBP. 15 male athletes (mean age 21.35+3.7 yr, height 177+8.44 cm and weight 72.8+6.3 kg) without any history of LBP were matched by age and handicap to 15 male athletes (mean age 21.8+2.34 yr, height 173.6+6.38 cm and weight 70.65+8.18 kg) with a history of non-specific LBP. The subjects voluntarily participated in this study. An Oswestry and Quebec questionnaire was used to determine handicap and severity of low back pain. A spinal mouse device was used to determine lumbar range of motion, and Nicholas manual muscle tester (MMT) was used to assess muscular strength of lumbar muscles, and Ito endurance tests was used to measure lumbar muscular endurance. The LBP athletes significantly demonstrated less lumbar extension muscle endurance (P=0.016) and less lumbar extension range of motion (P=0.05). No significant differences were found in lumbar flexor endurance, lumbar flexors and extensors muscular strength and lumbar flexion range of motion (P>0.05). Although differences found in this study cannot be determined as causes or results of low back injuries in athletes, clinicians may be able to design a more appropriate exercise program for athletes to prevent or rehabilitate low back injury based on these findings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e534b25ce4ab481087556cb532aba7462025-08-20T03:10:31ZengUniversity of TehranSport Sciences and Health Research2981-02052014-04-016111710.22059/jsmed.2014.5012750127The Comparison of Lumbar Spine Strength, Endurance and Range of Motion in Athletes with and without Low Back PainAli Asghar NorastehHasan DaneshmandiJafar VaghefiSare Shah HeidariLow back injuries account for 10-15% of all athletic injuries. It is difficult to design an exercise program to prevent and rehabilitate low back injury without knowing the differences in the kinematics and spinal loads in the sports techniques and the physical characteristics associated with low back pain (LBP). The aim of this study was to compare strength, endurance and range of motion of lumbar spine in athletes with and without LBP. 15 male athletes (mean age 21.35+3.7 yr, height 177+8.44 cm and weight 72.8+6.3 kg) without any history of LBP were matched by age and handicap to 15 male athletes (mean age 21.8+2.34 yr, height 173.6+6.38 cm and weight 70.65+8.18 kg) with a history of non-specific LBP. The subjects voluntarily participated in this study. An Oswestry and Quebec questionnaire was used to determine handicap and severity of low back pain. A spinal mouse device was used to determine lumbar range of motion, and Nicholas manual muscle tester (MMT) was used to assess muscular strength of lumbar muscles, and Ito endurance tests was used to measure lumbar muscular endurance. The LBP athletes significantly demonstrated less lumbar extension muscle endurance (P=0.016) and less lumbar extension range of motion (P=0.05). No significant differences were found in lumbar flexor endurance, lumbar flexors and extensors muscular strength and lumbar flexion range of motion (P>0.05). Although differences found in this study cannot be determined as causes or results of low back injuries in athletes, clinicians may be able to design a more appropriate exercise program for athletes to prevent or rehabilitate low back injury based on these findings.https://sshr.ut.ac.ir/article_50127_615e5e0462863abfd9f3652af0efb724.pdfathletesmuscular endurancemuscular strengthnon-specific low back painrange of motion |
| spellingShingle | Ali Asghar Norasteh Hasan Daneshmandi Jafar Vaghefi Sare Shah Heidari The Comparison of Lumbar Spine Strength, Endurance and Range of Motion in Athletes with and without Low Back Pain Sport Sciences and Health Research athletes muscular endurance muscular strength non-specific low back pain range of motion |
| title | The Comparison of Lumbar Spine Strength, Endurance and Range of Motion in Athletes with and without Low Back Pain |
| title_full | The Comparison of Lumbar Spine Strength, Endurance and Range of Motion in Athletes with and without Low Back Pain |
| title_fullStr | The Comparison of Lumbar Spine Strength, Endurance and Range of Motion in Athletes with and without Low Back Pain |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Comparison of Lumbar Spine Strength, Endurance and Range of Motion in Athletes with and without Low Back Pain |
| title_short | The Comparison of Lumbar Spine Strength, Endurance and Range of Motion in Athletes with and without Low Back Pain |
| title_sort | comparison of lumbar spine strength endurance and range of motion in athletes with and without low back pain |
| topic | athletes muscular endurance muscular strength non-specific low back pain range of motion |
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