The epidemiology of low back pain

D Hoy, P Brooks, F Blyth, R Buchbinder - Best practice & research Clinical …, 2010 - Elsevier
Low back pain is an extremely common problem that most people experience at some point
in their life. While substantial heterogeneity exists among low back pain epidemiological …

Moving differently in pain: a new theory to explain the adaptation to pain

PW Hodges, K Tucker - Pain, 2011 - Elsevier
People move differently in pain. Although this statement is unquestioned, the underlying
mechanisms are surprisingly poorly understood. Existing theories are relatively simplistic …

Motor control changes in low back pain: divergence in presentations and mechanisms

JH Van Dieën, NP Reeves, G Kawchuk… - Journal of Orthopaedic & …, 2019 - jospt.org
Compared to healthy individuals, patients with low back pain demonstrate differences in all
aspects of trunk motor control that are most often studied as differences in muscle activity …

Reduced thoracolumbar fascia shear strain in human chronic low back pain

HM Langevin, JR Fox, C Koptiuch, GJ Badger… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2011 - Springer
Background The role played by the thoracolumbar fascia in chronic low back pain (LBP) is
poorly understood. The thoracolumbar fascia is composed of dense connective tissue layers …

It's time for change with the management of non-specific chronic low back pain

P O'Sullivan - British journal of sports medicine, 2012 - bjsm.bmj.com
The physiotherapy, manual therapy and medical professions have long focused on trying to
find the magic 'technique','muscle','injection'or 'surgical technique'required to solve the …

Pain and motor control: from the laboratory to rehabilitation

PW Hodges - Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 2011 - Elsevier
Movement is changed in pain and is the target of clinical interventions. Yet the
understanding of the physiological basis for movement adaptation in pain remains limited …

[HTML][HTML] Motor variability in occupational health and performance

D Srinivasan, SE Mathiassen - Clinical biomechanics, 2012 - Elsevier
Several recent reviews have reported that 'repetitive movements' constitute a risk factor for
occupational musculoskeletal disorders in the neck, shoulder and arm regions. More …

Low-back pain patients learn to adapt motor behavior with adverse secondary consequences

JH Van Dieën, H Flor, PW Hodges - Exercise and sport sciences …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
VAN DIEËN, JH, H. FLOR, and PW HODGES. Low-Back pain patients learn to adapt motor
behavior with adverse secondary consequences. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., Vol. 45, No. 4, pp …

Correlation between lumbar dysfunction and fat infiltration in lumbar multifidus muscles in patients with low back pain

M Hildebrandt, G Fankhauser, A Meichtry… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2017 - Springer
Background Lumbar multifidus muscles (LMM) are important for spinal motion and stability.
Low back pain (LBP) is often associated with fat infiltration in LMM. An increasing fat …

'The core': understanding it, and retraining its dysfunction

J Key - Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 2013 - Elsevier
Summary “Core stability training” is popular in both the therapeutic and fitness industries but
what is actually meant and understood by this concept? And does everyone need the same …