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Markku Kankaanpää

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Neutral Spine Control Exercises in Rehabilitation After Lumbar Spine Fusion

2014

Lumbar spine fusion (LSF) has been reported to change the biomechanics of the spine and therefore the rehabilitation after LSF is important. In this study, the effect of selected neutral spine control exercises on activation of trunk muscles after LSF was evaluated. Muscle activity was measured by surface electromyography of the rectus abdominis, external oblique, longissimus, and multifidus muscles during 6 exercises in 22 LSF patients (mean age = 59 years; age range = 25-84 years; 50% women). Muscle activity concurrent with trunk flexion and extension during maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) was used as a reference value. Pain during the effort was assessed with a visual anal…

AdultMalemusculoskeletal diseasesmedicine.medical_specialtyVisual analogue scalemedicine.medical_treatmentParaspinal MusclesRectus AbdominisPhysical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationIsometric exerciseElectromyographyMusculoskeletal PainIsometric ContractionRoman chairmedicineBack painHumansOrthopedics and Sports Medicineta315AgedPain MeasurementAged 80 and overmedicine.diagnostic_testElectromyographybusiness.industryBiomechanicsta3141General MedicineMiddle Agedmusculoskeletal systemTrunkExercise TherapySpinal FusionSpinal fusionPhysical therapyFemalemedicine.symptombusinessLow Back PainJournal of Strength and Conditioning Research
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Interexaminer reliability of low back pain assessment using the McKenzie method.

2002

STUDY DESIGN A test-retest design was used. OBJECTIVE To assess interexaminer reliability of the McKenzie method for performing clinical tests and classifying patients with low back pain. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Clinical methods and tests classifying patients with nonspecific low back pain have been based mainly on symptom duration or extent of pain referral. The McKenzie mechanical diagnostic and classification approach is a widely used noninvasive, low-technology method of assessing patients with low back pain. However, little is known about the interexaminer reliability of the method, previous studies having yielded conflicting results. METHODS For this study, 39 volunteers with low b…

AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyConcordanceCohen's kappaPredictive Value of TestsMedicineHumansOrthopedics and Sports MedicineReliability (statistics)FinlandPain MeasurementContingency tableObserver Variationbusiness.industryReproducibility of ResultsMiddle AgedLow back painPredictive value of testsPhysical therapyMcKenzie methodFemaleNeurology (clinical)medicine.symptombusinessLow Back PainKappaSpine
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Depressive Symptoms Are Associated With Decreased Quality of Life and Work Ability in Currently Working Health Care Workers With Recurrent Low Back P…

2022

OBJECTIVE: This study investigates the association between depressive symptoms and multisite pain and health-related quality of life and work ability in currently employed health care workers with recurrent low back pain (LBP). METHODS: Multisite pain, depressive symptoms, quality of life, and work ability were assessed by validated questionnaires. A generalized linear model was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Notably, 28% of female health care workers with LBP had at least moderate levels of depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were significantly associated with decreased health-related quality of life and work ability. Multisite pain was not significantly associated with work …

work disabilitymasennusHealth PersonnelWork Capacity Evaluationelämänlaatunursessairaanhoitajat3124 Neurology and psychiatryhenkinen hyvinvointiSurveys and QuestionnairestyöntekijättyökykyHumanspainsairastavuustyöterveysDepressionterveydenhuoltoPublic Health Environmental and Occupational Healthkipu3142 Public health care science environmental and occupational healthquality of lifedepressionQuality of LifeselkäkuntoutusFemaleoireetLow Back Paintyökyvyttömyys
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