Effects and Mechanisms of Specific Trunk Exercises in Low Back Pain
NCT ID: NCT01611792
Last Updated: 2017-10-18
Study Results
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COMPLETED
NA
58 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2003-03-31
2008-06-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Stabilization
Stabilization exercise protocol
The stabilization exercise protocol consists of exercises focused on improving the ability of trunk muscles to stabilize the spine, beginning with training to isolate the deeper abdominal muscles as well as deep dorsal trunk muscles. Then patients were progressed to exercises that added leverage of the limbs while maintaining the co-contraction of the deeper abdominal muscles and deep dorsal trunk muscles while breathing normally. Various positions (e.g., supine and quadruped positions) were used to challenge the patients based on their tolerance. Finally, patients were progressed to exercises in more functional positions that included tasks/activities that were reported as challenging and/or painful; patients performed the tasks at the speed demanded by the particular task. Maintenance of the co-contraction of deep trunk muscles was emphasized during these functional activities.
Strengthening and Conditioning
Strength and conditioning exercise protocol
This protocol contained trunk strengthening and endurance exercises. It consisted of 3 phases: 1) initial strengthening of trunk flexors/extensors in single plane movements, 2) trunk and lower-extremity stretching as well as progression of trunk-strengthening exercises to include multi-planar trunk movements. Aerobic exercises were progressed as tolerated and patient education about body biomechanics were reinforced, and 3) trunk-strengthening exercises under dynamic conditions (e.g., unstable support surface and in multi-planar trunk movements). During the 10 week protocol, exercises became more challenging, and each subject had to complete at least the first phase before moving onto the next phase in order to be included in post-testing analyses. There was no specific focus on the deep abdominal or deep dorsal trunk muscles during any of these exercises.
Interventions
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Stabilization exercise protocol
The stabilization exercise protocol consists of exercises focused on improving the ability of trunk muscles to stabilize the spine, beginning with training to isolate the deeper abdominal muscles as well as deep dorsal trunk muscles. Then patients were progressed to exercises that added leverage of the limbs while maintaining the co-contraction of the deeper abdominal muscles and deep dorsal trunk muscles while breathing normally. Various positions (e.g., supine and quadruped positions) were used to challenge the patients based on their tolerance. Finally, patients were progressed to exercises in more functional positions that included tasks/activities that were reported as challenging and/or painful; patients performed the tasks at the speed demanded by the particular task. Maintenance of the co-contraction of deep trunk muscles was emphasized during these functional activities.
Strength and conditioning exercise protocol
This protocol contained trunk strengthening and endurance exercises. It consisted of 3 phases: 1) initial strengthening of trunk flexors/extensors in single plane movements, 2) trunk and lower-extremity stretching as well as progression of trunk-strengthening exercises to include multi-planar trunk movements. Aerobic exercises were progressed as tolerated and patient education about body biomechanics were reinforced, and 3) trunk-strengthening exercises under dynamic conditions (e.g., unstable support surface and in multi-planar trunk movements). During the 10 week protocol, exercises became more challenging, and each subject had to complete at least the first phase before moving onto the next phase in order to be included in post-testing analyses. There was no specific focus on the deep abdominal or deep dorsal trunk muscles during any of these exercises.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* between 21 - 55 years of age
* able to stand and walk without assistance
* have an Oswestry Disability Score of 19% or higher
Exclusion Criteria
* spinal fracture or dislocation
* osteoporosis
* ankylosing spondylitis
* rheumatoid arthritis
* disc herniation with corroborating clinical signs and symptoms
* serious spinal complications such as tumor or infection
* previous spinal surgery
* frank neurological loss, i.e., weakness and sensory loss
* pain or paresthesia below the knee
* etiology of LBP other than the lumbar spine, e.g., hip joint
* history of neurological disease which required hospitalization
* active treatment for cancer
* history of unresolved cancer
* pregnancy or less than 6 months post-partum or less than 6 months post weaning
* magnified symptom-behavior
* worker's compensation or disability case
* in litigation for the LBP problem
* have a BMI ≥ 30
21 Years
55 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NIH
University of Vermont
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Sharon M. Henry
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Sharon M Henry, PT, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Vermont
Locations
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Human Motion Analysis Laboratory
Burlington, Vermont, United States
Countries
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References
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Jones SL, Henry SM, Raasch CC, Hitt JR, Bunn JY. Individuals with non-specific low back pain use a trunk stiffening strategy to maintain upright posture. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2012 Feb;22(1):13-20. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2011.10.006. Epub 2011 Nov 18.
Jacobs JV, Henry SM, Jones SL, Hitt JR, Bunn JY. A history of low back pain associates with altered electromyographic activation patterns in response to perturbations of standing balance. J Neurophysiol. 2011 Nov;106(5):2506-14. doi: 10.1152/jn.00296.2011. Epub 2011 Jul 27.
Stokes IA, Gardner-Morse MG, Henry SM. Abdominal muscle activation increases lumbar spinal stability: analysis of contributions of different muscle groups. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2011 Oct;26(8):797-803. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2011.04.006. Epub 2011 May 14.
Stokes IA, Gardner-Morse MG, Henry SM. Intra-abdominal pressure and abdominal wall muscular function: Spinal unloading mechanism. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2010 Nov;25(9):859-66. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.06.018. Epub 2010 Jul 23.
Jones SL, Henry SM, Raasch CC, Hitt JR, Bunn JY. Responses to multi-directional surface translations involve redistribution of proximal versus distal strategies to maintain upright posture. Exp Brain Res. 2008 May;187(3):407-17. doi: 10.1007/s00221-008-1312-1. Epub 2008 Feb 26.
Teyhen DS, Gill NW, Whittaker JL, Henry SM, Hides JA, Hodges P. Rehabilitative ultrasound imaging of the abdominal muscles. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2007 Aug;37(8):450-66. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2007.2558.
Henry SM, Teyhen DS. Ultrasound imaging as a feedback tool in the rehabilitation of trunk muscle dysfunction for people with low back pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2007 Oct;37(10):627-34. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2007.2555.
Anderson-Worth SG, Henry SM, Bunn JY. Use of real time ultrasound feedback enhances learning the abdominal hollowing exercise in patients with low back pain. New Zealand J Physiotherapy. 35(1):4-11, 2007.
Henry SM, Hitt JR, Jones SL, Bunn JY. Decreased limits of stability in response to postural perturbations in subjects with low back pain. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2006 Nov;21(9):881-92. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.04.016. Epub 2006 Jun 27.
Henry SM, Westervelt KC. The use of real-time ultrasound feedback in teaching abdominal hollowing exercises to healthy subjects. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2005 Jun;35(6):338-45. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2005.35.6.338.
Lomond KV, Henry SM, Hitt JR, DeSarno MJ, Bunn JY. Altered postural responses persist following physical therapy of general versus specific trunk exercises in people with low back pain. Man Ther. 2014 Oct;19(5):425-32. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2014.04.007. Epub 2014 Apr 24.
Other Identifiers
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NIH/NCMRR/R01-HD040909
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id