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The influence of lower limbs muscle strength and power on the functional performance of women with back pain syndromes Cover

The influence of lower limbs muscle strength and power on the functional performance of women with back pain syndromes

Advances in Rehabilitation
Volume 34 (2020): Issue 4 (December 2020)
By: Julia Kubielska,  Elżbieta Miller and  Joanna Kostka  
Open Access
|Nov 2020

Figures & Tables

Comparison of the study and control groups

Study group (A) Me (Q1-Q3) (n = 28)Study group (B) Me (Q1-Q3) (n = 20)Control group Me (Q1-Q3) (n = 15)Significance level (p) (study group B vs control group)
Up&go Test (s)6.7(5.7–8.7)6.1(5.6–7.25)5.3(4.5–7.0)0.08
Barthel Index20.0(20.0–20.0)230.0(19.5–20.0)20.0(20.0–20.0)0.21
Five-time standing test (s)10.9(8.6–14.4)10,7(9.6–13.5)7.4(6.0 – 9.4)0.006
Gait12.0(10.5–12.0)12.0(10.5–12.0)12.0(12.0–12.0)0.45
Tinetti TestBalance15.5(13.0–16.0)14.5(11.0–16.0)16.0(15.0–16.0)0.07
Sum26.0(24.5–28.0)25.5(23.0–28.0)28.0(27.0–28.0)0.04
GDS2.8(1.5–4.0)2.0(1.0–4.0)2.0(1.0–5.0)0.97
Fext (N)219.1(188.9–252.5)224.1(189.9–259.2)279.4(230.5 – 309.1)0.005
Fext/kg body mass (N/kg)3.1(2.6–3.5)3.1(2.8–3.5)3.9(3.2–4.6)0.01
Fflex (N)141.9(127.3–160.9)155.3 (137.9–171.7)158.4 (145.0–194.4)0.42
Fflex/kg body mass(N/kg)2.0(1.7–2.2)2.1 (1.8–2.3)2.3(2.0 – 2.6)0.16
Pmax (W)242.8(200.3–324.8)262.2(226.2–355.8)306.1 (245.3–383.9)0.36
Pmax/kg body mass(W/kg)3.5(2.8–4.2)3.6(3.2 – 4.6)4.6(3.5–5.2)0.19
Vopt (rpm)67.2(59.7–72.9)71.2(62.6–77.3)76.1(64.6–90.3)0.12

Factors affecting functional performance in patients with lumbosacral spine pain syndromes (n = 28)

Up&go Test (s)Barthel IndexFive-time standing up test (s)Tinetti Test
GaitBalanceSum
Age (years)Rho = 0.49P = 0.01Rho = 0.13P = 0.51Rho = 0.08P = 0.68Rho = –0.08P = 0.68Rho = 0.30P = 0.12Rho = 0.21P = 0.27
Body mass (kg)Rho = –0.27P = 0.16Rho = –0.12P = 0.53Rho = –0.13P = 0.51Rho = –0.43P = 0.02Rho = –0.34P = 0.21Rho = –0.34P = 0.07
Growth (m)Rho = –0.39P = 0.04Rho = 0.006P = 0.98Rho = –0.02P = 0.91Rho = –0.03P = 0.86Rho = –0.16P = 0.40Rho = –0.17P = 0.37
BMI (kg/m2)Rho = –0.12P = 0.55Rho = –0.05P = 0.79Rho = –0.17P = 0.38Rho = –0.45P = 0.02Rho = –0.14P = 0.48Rho = –0.23P = 0.22
Number of years of educationRho = –0.14P = 0.47Rho = –0.26P = 0.17Rho = –0.07P = 0.72Rho = 0.09P = 0.62Rho = –0.32P = 0.09Rho = –0.28P = 0.15
Duration of back problems (years)Rho = 0.15P = 0.43Rho = 0.34P = 0.08Rho = 0.12P = 0.52Rho = –0.04P = 0.82Rho = –0.05P = 0.80Rho = –0.03P = 0.87
Number of comorbiditiesRho = 0.38P = 0.05Rho = 0.08P = 0.69Rho = 0.21P = 0.28Rho = –0.09P = 0.63Rho = 0.09P = 0.62Rho = 0.08P = 0.66
GDSRho = 0.24P = 0.20Rho = –0.35P = 0.07Rho = 0.12P = 0.53Rho = 0.12P = 0.52Rho = –0.29P = 0.13Rho = –0.16P = 0.40
NRSRho = 0.04P = 0.82Rho = 0.13P = 0.50Rho = 0.12P = 0.54Rho = –0.21P = 0.29Rho = –0.11P = 0.57Rho = –0.12P = 0.52
Laitinen ScaleRho = 0.20P = 0.30Rho = 0.09P = 0.64Rho = 0.18P = 0.35Rho = –0.20P = 0.29Rho = –0.14P = 0.47Rho = –0.13P = 0.51
Fext (N)Rho = –0.54P = 0.005Rho = –0.005P = 0.98Rho = –0.39P = 0.04Rho = 0.40P = 0.04Rho = 0.09P = 0.64Rho = 0.15P = 0.44
Fext/kg body mass (N/kg)Rho = –0.29P = 0.14Rho = 0.12P = 0.53Rho = –0.23P = 0.24Rho = 0.50P = 0.01Rho = 0.21P = 0.27Rho = 0.31P = 0.11
Fflex (N)Rho = –0.44P = 0.02Rho = –0.19P = 0.32Rho = –0.29P = 0.13Rho = 0.22P = 0.24Rho = –0.30P = 0.12Rho = –0.19P = 0.32
Fflex/kg body mass (N/kg)Rho = –0.31P = 0.11Rho = –0.08P = 0.70Rho = –0.26P = 0.17Rho = 0.54P = 0.005Rho = –0.004P = 0.98Rho = 0.16P = 0.39
Pmax (W)Rho = –0.45P = 0.02Rho = –0.06P = 0.74Rho = –0.19P = 0.34Rho = 0.11P = 0.55Rho = –0.18P = 0.34Rho = –0.09P = 0.66
Pmax/kg body mass (N/kg)Rho = –0.31P = 0.10Rho = 0.006P = 0.98Rho = –0.08P = 0.68Rho = 0.30P = 0.12Rho = –0.09P = 0.63Rho = 0.06P = 0.74
Vopt (rpm)Rho = –0.33P = 0.08Rho = –0.05P = 0.79Rho = –0.26P = 0.18Rho = –0.03P = 0.89Rho = –0.17P = 0.36Rho = 0.06P = 0.74

Characteristics of studied groups (metric data)

Study group (A) Me (Q1-Q3) (n = 28)Study group (B) Me (Q1-Q3) (n = 20)Control group Me (Q1-Q3) (n = 15)Significance level (p) (study group B vs control group)
Age (years)66.0(60.0–73.5)60.5(57.0–68.0)59.0(50.0–64.00)0.53
Body weight (kg)73.0(66.0–80.0)73.5(68.0–81.5)70.0(61.0–83.0)0.61
Growth (m)1.64(1.59–1.69)1.64(1.61–1.70)1.64(1.60–1.68)0.57
BMI (kg/m2)27.7(24.4–29.1)27.6(14.4–28.8)25.4(24.0–32.30.82
Number of years of education13.0(12.0–17.0)14.0(12.0–17.0)15.0(12.0–17.0)0.92
Number of comorbidities2.9(2.0–4.0)3.0(2.0–3.5)1.0(0.0–2.0)0.002

Factors affecting muscle strength and power in patients with lumbosacral spine pain syndromes (n = 28)

Fext (N)Fflex (N)Pmax (W)Vopt (rpm)
Age (years)Rho = –0.31P = 0.11Rho = –0.63P = 0.001Rho = –0.58P = 0.003Rho = –0.45P = 0.02
Body mass (kg)Rho = –0.06P = 0.75Rho = 0.19P = 0.32Rho = 0.30P = 0.12Rho = 0.24P = 0.22
Growth (m)Rho = 0.36P = 0.06Rho = 0.41P = 0.03Rho = 0.43P = 0.02Rho = 0.17P = 0.39
BMI (kg/m2)Rho = –0.27P = 0.17Rho = –0.01P = 0.94Rho = 0.09P = 0.63Rho = 0.17P = 0.38
Number of years of educationRho = –0.03P = 0.86Rho = 0.03P = 0.86Rho = 0.02P = 0.92Rho = 0.11P = 0.56
Duration of back problems (years)Rho = –0.19P = 0.32Rho = –0.26P = 0.17Rho = 0.11P = 0.56Rho = 0.18P = 0.36
Number of comorbiditiesRho = –0.12P = 0.55Rho = –0.18P = 0.34Rho = –0.30P = 0.12Rho = –0.38P = 0.05
GDSRho = –0.43P = 0.03Rho = –0.20P = 0.29Rho = –0.17P = 0.38Rho = –0.14P = 0.45
NRSRho = –0.20P = 0.29Rho = 0.18P = 0.35Rho = 0.27P = 0.16Rho = 0.30P = 0.12
Laitinen ScaleRho = –0.25P = 0.20Rho = 0.06P = 0.76Rho = –0.08P = 0.66Rho = 0.07P = 0.71
Fext (N) Rho = 0.64 P<0.001Rho = 0.51P = 0.009Rho = 0.29P = 0.13
Fflex (N)Rho = 0.65P < 0.001 Rho = 0.66 P<0.001Rho = 0.52P = 0.007
Pmax (W)Rho = 0.48P = 0.01Rho = 0.66P < 0.001 Rho = 0.71P < 0.001
Vopt (rpm)Rho = 0.25P = 0.19Rho = 0.52P = 0.007Rho = 0.71P < 0.001
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/areh.2020.100790 | Journal eISSN: 1734-4948
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Language: English
Page range: 18 - 24
Submitted on: May 4, 2020
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Accepted on: Jul 20, 2020
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Published on: Nov 13, 2020
Published by: University of Physical Education in Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
strength measurement,
muscle function,
gait quality,
functional tests,
spine pain
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Physical and rehabilitation medicine,
Rheumatology,
Cardiology,
Sports and recreation,
Sports and recreation, other

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