Spine Injury
Conditions
Keywords
trunk extensors; endurance, peak torque, power, work
Brief summary
College students from physical therapy department will be assigned into four groups. Participants will be tested for trunk extensors endurance and will be given endurance training program to do at home for 6 to 8 weeks. Spinal mobility and lower extremity mobility will be measured. Isokinetic outcome measures for extension and flexion at two different speeds will also be measured at baseline, after 6 and 8 weeks.
Detailed description
Active physical therapy students who are healthy and free from any significant pain at the spine will be recruited to participate in intervention endurance training. Participants will be assigned into four equal groups; doing trunk extension form lying on stomach while breathing normally and arching trunk backwards as long as tolerated. Group one will have arms above head, group two will have hands behind head, group three will have hands parallel to the trunk, and group four will receive instructions only and will act as control group. Spinal mobility of forward bending, backwards bending, right and left side bending will be taken. Straight leg raising and quadriceps flexibility will also be taken. Isokinetic measurements including peak torque, peak torque/body weight, average peak torque, work and average power will be taken at baseline, 6 and 8 weeks. Participants will have a training volume of 2 sets of 10 repetitions, 2 minutes rest in between, 2x/day for 6 to 8 weeks. Endurance timing will be measured in seconds using stop watch. If participant managed to maintain the trunk extension position for 4 minutes, time is recorded and it is considered as ceiling time.
Interventions
OTHERtrunk extensors endurance training
endurance training
Sponsors
Cairo University
Taibah University
General Committee of Teaching Hospitals and Institutes, Egypt
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Masking description
Outcome assessor will only take the endurance and isokinetic measurements without knowing the participants group. Participants will be tested and assigned only to one group using the assigned arms position.
Intervention model description
Four equal groups of physical therapy students
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Active college student free from any spinal pain or pain 3/10 on pain intensity numeric pain rating scale, willing to participate
Exclusion criteria
* have had spinal surgery or pain at the spine more than 3/10 on pain intensity numeric pain rating scale.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| endurance timing | 8 weeks | trunk extensors endurance timing |
| isokinetic output | 8 weeks | peak torque, peak torque/BW, average peak torque, average power, work |
Countries
Saudi Arabia
Outcome results
None listed