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  • Biomechanics
  • Musculoskeletal Health
  • Pain Management

Background:

  • Prolonged standing is a common occupational risk factor for low back pain.
  • The role of hamstring passive stiffness and extensibility in the development of low back pain during prolonged standing is not well understood.
  • Understanding these relationships can inform targeted interventions for pain prevention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between hamstring passive stiffness, extensibility, and the reporting of low back pain during 2-hour prolonged standing in asymptomatic individuals.
  • To determine if hamstring properties change after prolonged standing.
  • To assess the efficacy of hamstring extensibility interventions for pain reduction in this context.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty healthy participants without prior low back pain were recruited.
  • Low back pain was monitored using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) during 2 hours of prolonged standing.
  • Hamstring extensibility, passive stiffness, and stretch tolerance were measured using an instrumented straight leg raise (iSLR) before and after the standing period.

Main Results:

  • Ten participants reported a clinically relevant increase in low back pain (Δ VAS > 10mm) during prolonged standing.
  • No significant differences in hamstring extensibility, passive stiffness, or stretch tolerance were found between those who developed pain and those who did not.
  • No changes in hamstring measures were observed after 2 hours of prolonged standing.

Conclusions:

  • There is no observed relationship between hamstring extensibility or passive stiffness and the reporting of low back pain during prolonged standing.
  • Current evidence does not support hamstring extensibility interventions, such as passive stretching, for reducing low back pain in occupations requiring prolonged standing.
  • Further research may be needed to explore other contributing factors to low back pain in prolonged standing scenarios.