Author:

Wong AY, Parent EC, Prasad N, Huang C, Chan KM, Kawchuk GN.

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Journal:

Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon)

 

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:

While some patients with low back pain demonstrate increased spinal stiffness that decreases as pain subsides, this observation is inconsistent. Currently, the relation between spinal stiffness and low back pain remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effects of experimental low back pain on temporal changes in posteroanterior spinal stiffness and concurrent trunk muscle activity.