Movement control impairment and disability in people with non-specific low back pain

Abstract

Background: Low back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions with 8 out of 10 people experiencing it during their lifetime. No pathological changes are found in 85 percent of all low back pain cases, called non-specific low back pain. Muscle stiffness, and movement impairment or limitation are commonly found in people with non-specific low back pain. The remaining 15% are caused by disc disease, spinal stenosis, fractures with obvious causes, structural changes that are clearly visible on examination, and tumors1. Therefore, the occurrence of non-specific low back pain is common, and the common symptoms associated with non-specific low strain can be caused by sitting for long periods in poor posture, lifting heavy objects, repeating the same movement over and over again, and standing for long periods of time1. However, studies simultaneously investigating movement control impairment and spinal mobility remain sparse. Aim: To determine movement control impairment and disability in nonspecific chronic low back pain. Materials and Methods: We will conduct a cross-sectional study design. A total of 90 people, (45 participants with low back pain and 45 without low back pain), aged between 18 and 50 years participated in the present study. Six tests described by Hannu et al. 2008 designed to detect movement control impairment were used in the current study and the Roland Morris Questionnaire was used to assess disability associated with low back pain. Results: Participants with low back pain had a disability score of 20.3 (11.5) by Roland Morris score, and a pain score of 4.3 (1.5) and 5.7 (1.5) during static and functional tasks, respectively, by the visual analog scale. Movement control impairment 1.7 (-1.8 to -1.0) was higher in people with low back pain than in controls. Conclusion: Individuals with low back pain had higher disability scores and movement control impairment than those without.