Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 799-806 , December 2009

Creation of an asymmetrical gradient of back muscle activity and spinal stiffness during asymmetrical hip extension

  • Y. Hu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • Y.L. Wong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
    • Department of Physiotherapy, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • William W. Lu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Gregory N. Kawchuk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Canada

Received 11 February 2009 ,Accepted 13 July 2009.

References 

  1. Arena JG, Sherman RA, Bruno GM, Young TR. Electromyographic recordings of 5 types of low back pain subjects and non-pain controls in different positions. Pain. 1989;37:57–65
  2. Arena JG, Sherman RA, Bruno GM, Young TR. Temporal stability of paraspinal electromyographic recordings in low back pain and non-pain subjects. Int. J. Psychophysiol. 1990;9:31–37
  3. Comerford MJ, Mottram SL. Functional stability re-training: principles and strategies for managing mechanical dysfunction. Man. Ther. 2001;6:3–14
  4. Dankaerts W, O’Sullivan PB, Burnett AF, Straker LM, Danneels LA. Reliability of EMG measurements for trunk muscles during maximal and sub-maximal voluntary isometric contractions in healthy controls and CLBP patients. J. Electromyogr. Kinesiol. 2004;14:333–342
  5. Davis J, Kaufman KR, Lieber RL. Correlation between active and passive isometric force and intramuscular pressure in the isolated rabbit tibialis anterior muscles. J. Biomech. 2003;36:505–512
  6. De Luca CJ. The use of surface electromyography in biomechanics. J. Appl. Biomech. 1997;13:135–163
  7. Hermens, H.J., 1999. European recommendations for surface electromyography: results of the SENIAM project. Roessingh Research and Development, Enschede, Netherlands.
  8. Hu Y, Mak J, Lu WW, Cheung KM, Luk KD. Visualization of lumbar muscle contraction synergy using surface electromyography (sEMG) streaming topography. Conf. Proc. IEEE. Eng. Med. Biol. Soc. 2004;3:2337–2340
  9. Hu Y, Mak JN, Luk KD. Effect of electrocardiographic contamination on surface electromyography assessment of back muscles. J. Electromyogr. Kinesiol. 2009;19:145–156
  10. Janda V. Evaluation of muscle imbalance. In:  Liebenson C editors. Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Practitioner’s Manual. Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins; 1996;p. 97–112
  11. Johansson H, Sojka P. Pathophysiological mechanisms involved in genesis and spread of muscle tension in occupational muscle pain and in chronic musculoskeletal pain syndromes. A hypothesis. Med. Hypotheses. 1991;35:49–57
  12. Kawchuk GN, Fauvel OR. Sources of variation in spinal indentation testing: indentation site relocation, intraabdominal pressure, subject movement, muscular response, and stiffness estimate. J. Manipulat. Physiol. Ther. 2001;24:84–91
  13. Kawchuk GN, Fauvel OR, Dmowski J. Ultrasonic quantification of osseous displacements resulting from skin surface indentation loading of bovine para-spinal tissue. Clin. Biomech. 2000;15:228–233
  14. Kawchuk GN, Liddle TR, Fauvel OR, Johnston C. The accuracy of ultrasonic indentation in detecting simulated bone displacement: a comparison of three techniques. J. Manipulat. Physiol. Ther. 2006;29:126–133
  15. Keller TS, Colloca CJ. Active trunk extensor contributions to dynamic posteroanterior lumbar spinal stiffness. J. Manipulat. Physiol. Ther. 2004;27:229–237
  16. Kramer M, Dehner C, Hartwig E, Völker HU, Sterk J, Elbel M, et al. Intramuscular pressure, tissue oxygenation and EMG fatigue measured during isometric fatigue-inducing contraction of the multifidus muscle. Eur. Spine J. 2005;14:578–585
  17. Latimer J, Lee M, Adams R. The effects of high or low loading forces on measured values of lumbar stiffness. J. Manipulat. Physiol. Ther. 1998;21:157–163
  18. Lee M, Esler M, Mildren J, Herbert R. The effects of extensor muscle activation on the response of lumbar posteroanterior forces. Clin. Biomech. 1993;8:115–119
  19. Maitland GD. Vertebral manipulation. sixth ed.. London, England: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2001;
  20. Mannion AF, Taimela S, Muntener M, Dvorak J. Active therapy for chronic low back pain. Part 1. Effects on back muscle activation, fatigability, and strength. Spine. 2001;26:897–908
  21. Mueller G, Morlock MM, Vollmer M, Honl M, Hille E, Schneider E. Intramuscular pressure in the erector spinae and intra-abdominal pressure related to posture and load. Spine. 1998;23:2580–2590
  22. Shirley D, Lee M, Ellis E. The relationship between submaximal activity of the lumbar extensor muscles and lumbar posteroanterior stiffness. Phys. Ther. 1999;79:278–295
  23. Solomonow M, Zhou B, Harris M, Lu R, Baratta V. The ligamento-muscular stabilizing system of the spine. Spine. 1998;23:2552–2562
  24. Staudenmann D, Potvin JR, Kingma I, Stegeman DF, van Dieën JH. Effects of EMG processing on biomechanical models of muscle joint systems: sensitivity of trunk muscle moments, spinal forces, and stability. J. Biomech. 2007;40:900–909
  25. Zedka M, Prochazka A, Knight B, Gillard D, Gauthier M. Voluntary and reflex control of human back muscles during induced pain. J. Physiol. 1999;520:591–604

PII: S0268-0033(09)00171-5

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2009.07.013

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 24, Issue 10 , Pages 799-806 , December 2009

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution