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Non-specific low back pain is a pain syndrome, however the exactly cause is not known. Probably there are several factors that contribute to this pain syndrome. The last several years, people are interest to divide non-specific low back pain patients in different subgroups. Because these different subgroups need probably different specific treatments. In physiotherapy treatment the most attention focused on disbalans between back and belly muscles. This project will focus on validation of technology to improve the diagnosis of non-specific low back pain by physiotherapists. Ultrasound, surface electromyography and 3D accelerometry will be validated to improve distinguishing of subgroups of non-specific low back pain patients by physiotherapists.
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Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
The primary study parameters are the amount of EMG, with parameters relative rEMG, amplituce (mV), frequency amount (Fmed) in Hz. Range of motion of the trunk by using 3D kinematics and cross-sections and fatty degeneration of the multifidus by using ultrasound.
Secondary outcome
Questionnaires and personal characteristics
Study objective
Technology applied to physiotherapy could contribute to identify subgroups in non-specific low back pain patients.
Study design
1.5 hours (1 time)
Intervention
not applicable
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The Netherlands
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The Netherlands
Inclusion criteria
Patients:
- Between 18 and 65 years old
- Acute (<6 weeks), subacute (6-12 weeks), chronic non-specific low back pain (>12 weeks)
- Score >30 % points at the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)
- Signed the informed consent form
Healthy subjects:
- Between 18 and 65 years old
- Signed the informed consent form
Exclusion criteria
Patients
- Presence of red flags and lumbarsacral radicular sydrome
- Previous back surgery
- Pregnancy or <6 months after childbirth
- Actual psychiatric diagnosis
- Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language
- Body mass index >30
Healthy subjects
- non-specific low back pain
- Presence of red flags and lumbarsacral radicual sydrome
- Previous back surgery
- Pregnancy or <6 months after childbirth
- Actual psychiatric diagnosis
- Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language
- Body mass index >30
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Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL5965 |
| NTR-old | NTR6331 |
| Other | ABRnummer, MEC Twente : 60064 |