Seated Lumbar Spine Flexion Exposure on Low Back Mechanical Pain Sensitivity
Goal of the Study? In this cross-sectional laboratory design article from the Journal of Applied Biomechanics1 the authors’ goal was to determine how sustained lumbar spine flexion affects the pain sensitivity of young healthy adults. Why are they doing this study? Sustained lumbar spine flexion creep, which is defined as a gradual length change […]
A bibliometric analysis of occupational low back pain studies from 2000 to 2020
Goal of the Study? In this Bibliometric Analysis [A bibliometric analysis of occupational low back pain studies from 2000 to 2020] the authors used two bibliometric tools; BibExcel and CiteSpace to examine 4,217 documents related to occupational low back pain (OLBP). Bibliometric Analysis (BA) is the application of statistical methods and visualization tools to analyze […]
An Evaluation of an Innovative Exercise to Relieve Chronic Low Back Pain in Sedentary Workers | Dynamic Sitting Exercise
Goal of the Study? The objective of this study [1. An Evaluation of an Innovative Exercise to Relieve Chronic Low Back Pain in Sedentary Workers] was to examine the effectiveness of a unique supported dynamic lumbar extension with the abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) technique on stature change, deep abdominal muscle activity, trunk muscle fatigue and […]
Ergonomic Seat Pan Angle – Adjusting the Lumbo-Pelvic Angle
Lower back pain is a global problem. Its rate has increased steadily over the last several decades, with now more than 637 million individuals suffering around the world. 1 What has also been steadily increasing is the act of sitting. People are working from home more than ever, especially with the recent coronavirus outbreak, forcing […]