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Comparison of trunk proprioception between patients with low back pain and healthy controls.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20801248     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether proprioceptive impairments exist in patients with low back pain (LBP). We hypothesized that patients with LBP would exhibit larger trunk proprioception errors than healthy controls. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: University laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: 24 patients with nonspecific LBP and 24 age-matched healthy controls. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: We measured trunk proprioception in all 3 anatomical planes using motion perception threshold, active repositioning, and passive repositioning tests. RESULTS: LBP patients had significantly greater motion perception threshold than controls (P<.001) (1.3+/-0.9 degrees vs 0.8+/-0.6 degrees ). Furthermore, all subjects had the largest motion perception threshold in the transverse plane (P<.001) (1.2+/-0.7 degrees vs 1.0+/-0.8 degrees for all other planes averaged). There was no significant difference between LBP and healthy control groups in the repositioning tasks. Errors in the active repositioning test were significantly smaller than in the passive repositioning test (P=.032) (1.9+/-1.2 degrees vs 2.3+/-1.4 degrees ). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that impairments in proprioception may be detected in patients with LBP when assessed with a motion perception threshold measure.
Authors:
Angela S Lee; Jacek Cholewicki; N Peter Reeves; Bohdanna T Zazulak; Lawrence W Mysliwiec
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation     Volume:  91     ISSN:  1532-821X     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch Phys Med Rehabil     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-30     Completed Date:  2010-09-28     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985158R     Medline TA:  Arch Phys Med Rehabil     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1327-31     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Kinesthesis
Low Back Pain / physiopathology*,  rehabilitation
Male
Proprioception*
Sensory Thresholds
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
R01 AR051497/AR/NIAMS NIH HHS

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