Background Chronic low back pain (LBP) is common and associated with lumbar disc
herniation. The purpose of this study was to investigate if the grade of lumbar disc …

Study Design Cross-sectional study. Objective To determine whether there are differences in
trunk muscle characteristics between older adults with and without chronic low back pain …

Background Lumbar multifidus (LM) is regarded as the major stabilizing muscle of the spine.
The effects of exercise therapy in low back pain (LBP) are attributed to this muscle. A current …

This review summarizes recent research progress in the clinical features, image
manifestations, and pathological mechanism of multifidus injury. After a brief introduction to …

Background Muscle atrophy and fatty infiltration of the lumbar extensors is associated with
LBP. Exercise-based rehabilitation targets strengthening these muscles, but few studies …

Objective To determine whether multifidi size, intramuscular fat, or both, are associated with
self-reported and performance-based physical function in older adults with and without …

Urinary incontinence in the general population occurs in 7% of non-pregnant women under
39 years old, 17% of those 40 to 59 years old, and 23–32% of those over 60 years old. In …

Background The purpose of the study is to investigate the correlation between upper lumbar
disc herniation (ULDH) and multifidus muscle degeneration via the comparison of width, the …

PURPOSE We aimed to investigate the prevalence of lumbar multifidus muscle (LMM)
atrophy in patients having mechanical low back pain with and without disc hernia …

Objective To assess multifidus muscle asymmetry using the cross-sectional area (CSA) and
perpendicular distance of the multifidus muscle to the lamina (MLD) measurements in …