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The Effect of Combined Functional Intervention Program on Changes in Pain and Contractile Properties in Prime-aged Females with Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain

복합 기능 운동 중재 프로그램이 비특이적 만성요통 장년 여성의 통증 변화 및 수축 특성 변화에 미치는 효과

  • Hyungwoo Lee (Division of Sport Science, Incheon National University) ;
  • Seungwon Lee (Department of Human Movement Science, Incheon National University) ;
  • Kyoungkyu Jeon (Division of Sport Science, Incheon National University)
  • Received : 2023.03.25
  • Accepted : 2023.04.24
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of a combined functional intervention program on the pain-related questionnaire, the erector spinae contractile properties, and trunk extensor strength of prime-aged females with non-specific chronic low back pain. Method: 16 (female: 16) prime-aged subjects (age: 60.88 ± 6.09 years, height: 158.16 ± 5.58 cm, weight: 59.05 ± 9.44 kg) participated in this study. Results: Except for Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia all pain-related questionnaires revealed a significant decrease after the intervention program (p<.001). Tensiomyography of the erector spinae revealed a significant post-intervention program increase in the maximum radial displacement (p<.05) and velocity of contraction (p<.05), however, there wasn't a significant post-intervention program change in the contraction time. Additionally, Trunk extensor strength showed a significant increase post-intervention program (p<.001). Conclusion: Our results indicated that the combined functional intervention program positively changed pain-related questionnaires and reduced erector spinae muscle stiffness, increasing the velocity of erector spinae contraction. Additionally, improved the trunk extensor strength.

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This work was supported by Incheon National University Research Grant in 2022 (2022-0010).

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