Journal Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences (Jul 2020)
Association of Recruitment and Activation of Lumbar Multifidus and Transversus Abdominis with Low Back Pain in Physiotherapy Students; A Cross Sectional Survey
Abstract
Background: Low back pain is one of the leading cause and commonly treated conditions among musculoskeletal disorders. Among medical professions physiotherapist demonstrate high prevalence of low back pain which is linked with the onset of LBP during undergrad study, therefore this study was conducted to evaluate LBP among undergrad physiotherapist Objective: To determine the association of recruitment and activation of lumbar multifidus and transversus abdominis with low back pain in physiotherapy students of Lahore, Pakistan. Methodology: In this cross sectional survey data of 102 undergraduate physical therapy students was collected through convenient sampling via questionnaire and physical assessment to identify the activation and recruitment of lumbar multifidus and transversus abdominis. Data was analyzed using SPSS version20. Results: No significant difference was noted between the left and right side of lumbar multifidus response in students with and without LBP. No significant difference was noted between the left and right side of transversus abdominus response in students with and without LBP. Conclusion: In this study low back pain was experienced by a large number of physiotherapy undergraduates. But no association was found between activation and recruitment of LM and TrA with low back pain.
