A clinical palpation test to check the activation of the deep stabilizing muscles of the lumbar spine

Segmental stabilization training (SST) is an exercise approach that has been developed to target muscles associated with the control of stability of the spinal segments. The basis of the concept is to teach patients to co-contract the transversus abdominis and multifidus muscles independently of the global muscles, with the aim of decreasing low back pain, disability, and recurrence. A clinical palpation test can be used to monitor co-contraction of the deep muscles during SST.
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Notations:biological and medical sciences
Published in:International SportMed Journal
Language:English
Published: 2000
Online Access:https://journals.co.za/doi/10.10520/EJC48442
Volume:1
Issue:4
Document types:article
Level:intermediate