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Effects of posture on the thickness of transversus abdominis in pain-free subjects.
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Manual therapy [Man Ther] 2009 Dec; Vol. 14 (6), pp. 679-84. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 May 14. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The role of transversus abdominis (TrA) on spinal stability may be important in low back pain (LBP). To date, there have not been any investigations into the influence of lumbo-pelvic neutral posture on TrA activity. The present study therefore examines whether posture influences TrA thickness. A normative within-subjects single-group study was carried out. Twenty healthy adults were recruited and taught five postures: (1) supine lying; (2) erect sitting (lumbo-pelvic neutral); (3) slouched sitting; (4) erect standing (lumbo-pelvic neutral); (5) sway-back standing. In each position, TrA thickness was measured (as an indirect measure of muscle activity) using ultrasound. In erect standing, TrA (mean TrA thickness: 4.63+/-1.35 mm) was significantly thicker than in sway-back standing (mean TrA thickness: 3.32+/-0.95 mm) (p=00001). Similarly, in erect sitting TrA (mean thickness=4.30 mm+/-1.58 mm) was found to be significantly thicker than in slouched sitting (mean thickness=3.46 mm+/-1.13 mm) (p=0002). In conclusion, lumbo-pelvic neutral postures may have a positive influence on spinal stability compared to equivalent poor postures (slouched sitting and sway-back standing) through the recruitment of TrA. Therefore, posture may be important for rehabilitation in patients with LBP.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1532-2769
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Manual therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 19443261
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2009.02.008