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. 2015 Feb;27(2):349-51.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.349. Epub 2015 Feb 17.

Comparison of chronic low-back pain patients hip range of motion with lumbar instability

Sang Wk Lee  1 , Suhn Yeop Kim  1
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Comparison of chronic low-back pain patients hip range of motion with lumbar instability

Sang Wk Lee et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Feb.

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to compare differences in hip range of motion between a lumbar stability group and a lumbar instability group of patients with chronic low-back pain. [Subjects] Sixty-nine patients with chronic low-back pain were divided into two groups: a lumbar stability group (n=39) and a lumbar instability group (n=30). [Methods] The patients were assessed using a goniometer to evaluate the hip range of motion at pre-test. Data were analyzed using SPSS 18.0 software for Windows. The experimental data were analyzed using one-way ANOVA, repeated one-way ANOVA, and the t-test, and a significance level of 0.05. [Results] The limitation of hip range of motion of the lumbar instability group was significantly greater than that of the lumbar stability group. [Conclusion] The chronic low-back pain patients showed greater limitation of hip range of motion than healthy persons, and among them, those who had lumbar instability showed greater limitation than those with lumbar stability.

Keywords: Hip range of motion; Low back pain; Lumbar instability.

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