non-specific lower back pain
Conditions
Interventions
- lumbar artrophy
- multifidus
- technology
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 64 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients * Between 18 and 65 years old * Acute ( 12 weeks) * Score > 30% points at the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) * Signed the informed consent form Healthy subjects * Between 18 and 65 years old * Signed the informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients * Presence of red flags and lumbarsacral radicular syndrom * Previous backsurgery * Pregnancy * Psychiatric diagnosis * Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language;Healthy subjects * non-specific lower back pain * Presence of red flags and lumbarsacral radicular syndrom * Pregnancy * Previous backsurgery * Psychiatric diagnosis * Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language * Body mass index > 30
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary study parameter are the amount of EMG, with parameters relative rEMG, amplitude (mV), frequency amount(Fmed) in Hz. Range of motion of the trunk by using 3D kinematics and cross-sections and fatty degeneration of the multifidus by using ultrasound. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Personal characteristics. | — |
Countries
The Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed