Title Short - term balance training in sitting position /
Authors Aleknaitė-Dambrauskienė, Ieva ; Poškaitis, Vytautas ; Domeika, Aurelijus ; Zaveckas, Vidmantas
ISBN 9789955154587
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Is Part of The 2nd international conference „Exercise for health and rehabilitation“: the 11th of November, 2016, Kaunas, Lithuania: book of abstracts.. Kaunas : Lithuanian university of health sciences, Institute of sports, 2016. p. 10-12.. ISBN 9789955154587
Keywords [eng] Posture ; Low back pain ; Postural balance ; Muscle, skeletal ; Electromyography ; Exercise test
Abstract [eng] Introduction. Rapidly growth of technologies influences our posture and the main posture become sitting position. Long – term sitting position negatively affects intervertebral disc nutrition, however regularly changes of position could improve nutrition [1]. The poor postural control could be seen during sitting for persons who suffering from low back pain [2][3]. 37% of back pain results of all risk factors which is related with work environment, this is the biggest number of all damages [4]. Research aim. The aim of this study is to compare person’s trunk muscles activity and balance before and after training session on unstable training machine during sitting for low back pain patients. Research methods and organization. 16 adults of both sexes were included in this study, participants‘ average (±SD) age was 30 (±10) years, height was 175.5 (±11.5) cm, mass was 76 (±19) kg. Inclusion criteria: low physical activity, sitting position at work place, low and moderate low back pain. All participants were verbally informed of the protocol, and read and signed a consent form. Ethical approval was obtained from the local university research ethics committee. Study participants were interrogated by special questioner and their static and dynamic body balance maintenance was tested on Biodex Balance System (BBS) during sitting and standing positions for 40 seconds three times each with 10 seconds rest between trails. Persons were informed about balance maintenance and their center of mass positioning in right direction. Participants were informed to keep their body alignment after verbal instructions during balance keeping. Moreover, trunk muscles activity was measured bilaterally by surface electromyograph during balance testing. Tested muscles, 3 abdominal wall muscles bilaterally: rectus abdominis, externus oblique, transversus abdominis and 2 back wall muscles bilaterally: multifidus and erector spi. [...].
Published Kaunas : Lithuanian university of health sciences, Institute of sports, 2016
Type Conference paper
Language English
Publication date 2016