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. 2014 Sep;26(9):1383-5.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.26.1383. Epub 2014 Sep 17.

The intervention effects of different treatments for chronic low back pain as assessed by the thickness of the musculus transversus abdominis

Qiuchen Huang  1 , Desheng Li  1 , Yuying Zhang  2 , Gu Rui  3 , Ming Huo  2 , Hitoshi Maruyama  2
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The intervention effects of different treatments for chronic low back pain as assessed by the thickness of the musculus transversus abdominis

Qiuchen Huang et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2014 Sep.

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the immediate effects of an intervention comprising proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) or neuromuscular joint facilitation (NJF) on chronic low back pain as assessed by the thickness of musculus transversus abdominis [Subjects] The subjects were 12 young people (five males, seven females) who had chronic low back pain on one side for more than 6 months. [Methods] Subjects were asked to lie their sides with the painful side facing up. The subjects received PNF or NJF exercise treatments. The changes in the musculus transversus abdominis thickness were measured using ultrasonography. [Result] The thickness of the musculus transversus abdominis in the NJF group increased significantly and was higher than that in the PNF group and at rest. [Conclusion] The results showed that significantly better improvement can be obtained for chronic low back pain by applying NJF patterns to the musculus transversus abdominis.

Keywords: Low back pain; Musculus transversus abdominis; Neuromuscular joint facilitation (NJF).

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