Investigation into the relationship between trunk stability and lower limb power and the relevance of patientpositioning in myotome testing
Item
- Title
- Investigation into the relationship between trunk stability and lower limb power and the relevance of patientpositioning in myotome testing
- Author(s)
- Archer Sarah
- Abstract
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between trunk stability and lower limb power and the importance of patient positioning when testing myotomes i.e. patient lying supine versus patient sitting. The lower limb power of 30 subjects was measured in three different positions: sitting - trunk stabilised, sitting - trunk unstabilised and supine.
Significant differences in lower limb power were found between the three positions. The results suggest that lower limb power is increased when the trunk is more stable. The implications of the findings of this study are that the assessment of lower limb myotomes in low back pain patients should preferably be carried out in the supine position as opposed to the sitting position.
Investigation into the relationship between trunk stability and lower limb power and the relevance of patient positioning in myotome testing. - presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 0
- Date Submitted
- 1.1.1970 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 13566
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Archer Sarah, “Investigation into the relationship between trunk stability and lower limb power and the relevance of patientpositioning in myotome testing”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 23, 2025, https://library.wso.at/s/orw/item/1190