Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	68031
Country	Greece

Received	2021-05-09 17:20
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Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Case Control Study
Article Title	Paraspinal strength and electromyographic fatigue in patients with sub-acute back pain and controls: Reliability, clinical applicability and between-group differences
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	George A Koumantakis and Jacqueline A Oldham
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number George A Koumantakis http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7709-2802 Jacqueline A Oldham http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5857-9551
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY), Athens, Greece T104830098 Hospital Saving Association (HSA), London, United Kingdom 99/2
Corresponding Author	George A Koumantakis, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Advanced Physiotherapy (LAdPhys), Physiotherapy Department, University of West Attica (UNIWA), Ag. Spyridonos 28, Aigaleo, Athens 12243, Attiki, Greece. gkoumantakis@uniwa.gr
Key Words	Low back pain; Power spectral analysis; Surface electromyography; Multifidus; Reliability
Core Tip	Patients with low back pain (LBP) frequently exhibit muscle strength and fatigue impairments. Sixty-six patients with sub-acute recurrent LBP, able to perform a short duration isometric maximal strength evaluation, followed by a brief submaximal endurance performance test of the paraspinals, demonstrated strength deficits, as well as electromyographic (EMG)-fatigue differences in relation to a group of healthy participants. Test-retest reliability examining the level of accuracy of strength and EMG-fatigue measures, and the discriminative validity of frequency data were also reported. There were no adverse effects of the methodology followed. Paraspinal muscle re-training to improve the identified deficits should be emphasized.
Publish Date	2021-11-16 03:54
Citation	Koumantakis GA, Oldham JA. Paraspinal strength and electromyographic fatigue in patients with sub-acute back pain and controls: Reliability, clinical applicability and between-group differences. World J Orthop 2021; 12(11): 816-832
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2218-5836/full/v12/i11/816.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.5312/wjo.v12.i11.816

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