This article is more than 5 years old. Information may no longer be current.
Range of movement, proprioception reduced in patients with low back pain
Click Here to Manage Email Alerts
Individuals with low back pain tend to have reduced lumbar range of movement and proprioception and move slower compared with those without back pain, according to researchers.
In a systematic review of eight databases, researchers identified 43 studies in which adult patients with and without low back pain were compared using skin surface measurement techniques to measure lumbo-pelvic posture or movement.
From their review, the researchers found reduced lumbar range of movement, slower movement and reduced proprioception among patients with low back pain compared with those without low back pain.
There was greater movement variability for people with low back pain for flexion, lateral flexion and rotation range of motion, and speed of movement; however, this was not apparent for other movement characteristics, according to the researchers.
Patients with low back pain had no differences in lordosis angle, lumbar relative to hip contribution to end-range flexion or standing pelvic tilt angle compared with patients without low back pain.
Disclosure: The authors have no relevant financial disclosures.
Click Here to Manage Email Alerts