Although there are a wide variety of therapeutic exercises that have been proposed as treatments for low back pain (LBP), the last 20 years have seen the development of a substantial focus on the use of exercises that are intended to address intersegmental stability in the lumbar spine. These exercise programs are varyingly referred to as lumbar stabilization, segmental stabilization, or core stabilization, among other terms, and are aimed at improving the neuromuscular control, strength, and endurance of a number of muscles in the trunk and pelvic floor that are believed to play important roles in the dynamic stability of the spine. Although it is difficult to quantify, there appears to have been a tremendous degree of penetration of these treatment concepts into the therapeutic arena, the medical literature, and the lay press. Despite this, there are few prospective studies on patients with LBP, and there is even more limited discussion of the concepts of patient selection, dose-response, and long-term outcome associated with these approaches. There also is a significant lack of uniformity regarding the meaning of ‘core stabilization’ and what therapeutic exercises may be most effective
Keywords : Back Pain,Exercise,Exercise Therapy,Humans,Low Back Pain,methods,Pain,Patient Selection,Patients,Prospective Studies,rehabilitation,Spine,Sports Medicine,Universities,, Opinion,Controversies,Musculoskeletal, pain medicine specialists
Date of Publication : 2007 Dec
Authors : Standaert CJ;Herring SA;
Organisation : Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Journal of Publication : Arch Phys Med Rehabil
Pubmed Link : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18047895
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