The Relation Settled between Paravertebral and Whole Body Balance through Therapeutic Exercise in Chronic Low Back Pain Patient

Abstract

Considering the low back pain’s complexity, its assessment and diagnosis can become difficult. Not a lot of studies have correlated the whole-body balance of the patient diagnosed with LBP with the functional balance of the paravertebral muscles. Materials and Methods: The research aims to assess lumbar muscle behavior and plantar pressure in accordance to a specific therapeutical protocol followed for 12 months by 20 subjects diagnosed with chronic lumbar pain. Assessment of patients diagnosed with LBP will involve the paravertebral muscles using surface electromyography (sEMG). The baropodometric analysis of the subjects offers information regarding the whole-body balance and was carried out using the RSscan pressure platform. Results were based on the impact of the proposed and applied kinetic program regarding rebalancing and load redistribution at the plantar level as well as a general redistribution of the body weight, at the anterior-posterior and left/right level. After 12 months a good left/right rebalancing is observed. As well results of the left/right muscle symmetry resulting from the EMG-measurements have been analyzed. After 12 months EMG recordings show a symmetrical ratio with a favorable evolution. Conclusion a well-structured therapeutical protocol can induce both paravertebral and whole-body balance.