Low back pain disorders affect more than 80% of adults in their lifetime and are the leading
cause of global disability. The muscles attaching to the spine (ie, paraspinal muscles) are …

Back and neck pain have become a primary cause of disability and healthcare spending
globally. While the causes of back pain are multifactorial, intervertebral disc degeneration is …

Background Conditions affecting skeletal muscle, such as chronic rotator cuff tears, low back
pain, dystrophies, and many others, often share changes in muscle phenotype …

Background The determination of muscle pathologies in lumbar disc herniation (LDH) and
other conditions with low back pain is important for understanding low back problems and …

Background Due to its unique arrangement, the deep and superficial fibers of the multifidus
may have differential roles for maintaining spine stabilization and lumbar posture; the …

Objective To analyze the relationship between gender, age, and the degree of lumbar
degenerative disease. Methods 290 patients with Lumbar spinal stenosis and sciatica were …

Background Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a condition resulting in spinal deformity
and tissue adaptation of the paraspinal muscles. Although prior studies have demonstrated …

Purpose Decreased spinal extensor muscle strength in adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients
is well-known but poorly understood; thus, this study aimed to investigate the biomechanical …

Background Lumbar spine pathology (LSP) is a common source of low back or leg pain, and
paraspinal muscle in these patients demonstrates fatty and fibrotic infiltration, and cellular …

Study Design Basic science study of the relationship between spine pathology and the
contractile ability of the surrounding muscles. Objective The aim of this study was to …