CONTEXT Isolated lumbar paraspinal muscle fatigue causes lower extremity and postural control deficits. OBJECTIVE To describe the change in body position during gait after fatiguing lumbar extension exercises in persons with recurrent episodes of low back pain compared with healthy controls. DESIGN Case-control study. SETTING Motion analysis laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS Tw...

BACKGROUND The use of lumbar supports has been associated with decreased reports of low back pain during driving exposures. However, there has been limited work investigating whether lumbar supports actually change spine and pelvic postures at the level of the vertebrae. PURPOSE To investigate the effectiveness of a lumbar support in changing radiological measures of lumbar spine and pelvic p...

OBJECTIVE The prevailing perception is that one of the causes of postural deformities is osteoporosis. Nonetheless, studies of the correlation between bone mineral density (BMD) and spinal curvatures have produced contradictory results. This study was undertaken in order to determine whether (BMD) is associated with the curvature of the lumbar spine. METHODS 105 postmenopausal women, aged 45-...

Previous studies have shown no impairment in bone mineral density in girls with precocious and early puberty. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of precocious puberty on BMD and to measure average bone mineral density in Turkish girls. Fourteen girls between the ages of 5-10 (7.57 ± 1.83 year) who had new diagnosed precocious and early puberty were included in this study. BMD was ...

In general the passive safety capability is much greater in newer versus older cars due to the stiff compartment preventing intrusion in severe collisions. However, the stiffer structure which increases the deceleration can lead to a change in injury patterns. In order to analyse possible injury mechanisms for thoracic and lumbar spine injuries, data from the German In‐Depth Acciden...

Pain in the thoracic region of the spine is a common complaint, which can be as disabling as cervical and lumbar pain (Edmonston & Singer 1997). There are reports in the literature of presentations involving acute cervical ‘locked facet joints’ as well as acute lumbar ‘locked facet joints’ (Maitland 1978; Exelby 2001). Although there are a multitude of conditions that can arise from the thoraci...

Introduction: Nowadays ionizing radiation has a considerable contribution in medical diagnostic and treatment. Using ionizing radiation is increasing rapidly, so biological effects of ionizing radiation should be considered more. X-rays in the range of diagnostic radiology have hazardous effects and risks that are defined as random effects. These effects obey the LNT hypothesis that occur at lo...

BACKGROUND Understanding the kinematics of the lumbar spine and hip joints during a golf swing is a basic step for identifying swing-specific factors associated with low back pain. The objective of this study was to examine the kinematic relationship between rotational movement of the lumbar spine and hip joints during a golf swing. METHODS Fifteen professional golfers participated in this st...

Background: Lumbar spondylolysis is a common fatigue fracture of the pars interarticularis lamina lumbar spine in adolescent athletes presenting with clefts. Some pseudarthrotic causes low back pain or radiculopathy. This study presents case that was successfully treated using modified smiley face rod technique.