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. 2016 Oct 31;12(5):471-475.
doi: 10.12965/jer.1632676.338. eCollection 2016 Oct.

The effect of sling exercise on sagittal lumbosacral angle and intervertebral disc area of chronic low back pain patients

Seung-Bum Lee  1 , Won-Je Cho  2
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The effect of sling exercise on sagittal lumbosacral angle and intervertebral disc area of chronic low back pain patients

Seung-Bum Lee et al. J Exerc Rehabil. .

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to observe the change of lumbosacral angle and intervertebral disc (IVD) area. The study was conducted on chronic low back pain (CLBP) female patients for 12 weeks by operating sling exercise and general physical therapy. The 57 CLBP were divided into 2 groups which, sling exercise group (SEG, n=34) and general physical therapy group (PTG, n=23). The experiment was conducted three times a week for 12 weeks. The lumbosacral angle, which means the angle between the L1-L2 lumbar was measured by plain radiography. The IVD area, which means the IVD height and volume was measured by magnetic resonance imaging. The pain was measured by visual analogue scale (VAS). As a result, after 12-week exercise, VAS had decreased in all groups. The angle of L3-4 and L4-5 and the height of IVD had increased in SEG. Also, IVD height and volume has more improved in SEG compare the PTG. Therefore, the sling exercise is proper treatment for CLBP patients' recovery because It improve the lumbosacral angle and IVD area.

Keywords: Chronic low back pain; Intervertebral disc area; Lumbosacral angle; Sling exercise; Visual analogue scale.

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(A) The lumbar and pelvic parameters used in the current study (Vialle et al., 2007). (B) Three-dimensional reconstruction of an example intervertebral disc (IVD). (C) Mean IVD height was calculated from IVD height in all magnetic resonance imaging slices, and IVD height values were integrated to calculate IVD volume (Kingsley et al., 2012).
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