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Biomechanical Changes Related to Low Back Pain: An Innovative Tool for Movement Pattern Assessment and Treatment Evaluation in Rehabilitation
Published on: December 13, 2024
An Eight-Week Randomized Controlled Trial of Active Mobilization of the Hamstrings for Non-Specific Low Back Pain and
Marta Kinga Labecka1, Magdalena Plandowska2, Aleksandra Truszczyńska-Baszak1
1Faculty of Rehabilitation, Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education, 00-968 Warsaw, Poland.
Abstract:
Participants will be recruited from the Faculty of Physical Education and randomly assigned to either the hamstring stretching group or the control group with education only. The primary outcome measures will be pain intensity, musculoskeletal discomfort, and functional disability. Secondary outcome measures will be satisfaction with the intervention and flexibility of the hamstring. A total of 44 participants fulfilling the inclusion criteria will complete the study. As an increase in LBP frequency is observed, it seems justified to determine effective interventions for LBP and musculoskeletal discomfort in young people. The findings of this study will provide information about the effect of an 8-week intervention involving active hamstring flexibility exercises with hip flexion mobilization on the reduction of LBP and musculoskeletal discomfort during prolonged sitting in young adults. We hope this study will add to the development of ergonomic recommendations for young people with LBP.
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