The gait-loading test is a well known, important test with which to assess the involved spinal level in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. The lumbar extension-loading test also functions as a ...

Low back pain resulting from lumbar disc herniation is a common reason for referral for physical therapy. There is no evidence to support the management of lumbar disc herniation and derangement using ...

Abstract: In this study, we developed a lumbar mechanical model that can reproduce the changes in joint stiffness during lumbar extension motion in humans. Earlier reports suggest that during lumbar ...

When I had a bad back, I used to go to a special gym for people with musculoskeletal pain. My father had been recommending it for years but of course I paid no attention to him. It was only when ...

[Purpose] To document the non-operative rehabilitation of lumbar lordosis in two cases with chronic low back pain and flexible flat back syndrome. [Participants and Methods] Two young adult males ...

Spinal mobility included lumbar spinal flexion and extension and measured by double inclinometer method. Results There were no statistical differences between age and gender in both groups (p > 0.05).

1 Department of Exercise and Sports Science, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, USA 2 Mathematics Department, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, La Crosse, WI, USA We evaluated the ...