Hajmirzaei Tafreshi M, Minoonejad H, Seidi F. Effect of Fatigue on the Core Muscle Endurance in Female Athletes With and Without Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain. PTJ 2023; 13 (2) :135-146
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1- Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Sports Injury and Biomechanics, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
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Purpose: Non-specific chronic low back pain (LBP) is the most common type of chronic LBP and a common debilitating condition, especially in athletes, that can also affect performance. The core muscles are necessary to create a stable level of support for sports performance and appropriate movements of all organs, and its deficiency is related to complications, such as LBP. This research aims to investigate the effect of a fatigue protocol on core muscle endurance in athletes with and without non-specific chronic LBP.
Methods: A controlled laboratory study was conducted; 42 female athletes with and without non-specific chronic LBP were selected through convenience sampling method and divided into two groups with non-specific chronic LBP and without non-specific chronic LBP. McGill’s core endurance test was used to measure core muscle endurance. The measurements were done before and after the implementation of the functional core fatigue protocol (FCFP). SPSS software, version 22 and dependent t-tests and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used to evaluate mean differences obtained in the two groups. The significance level was considered 95%, and the α level was ≤0.05.
Results: The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) showed a significant difference between the two groups with and without non-specific chronic LBP after performing the functional core fatigue protocol (FCFP) in McGill’s test scores in isometric flexion exercise (P=0.001), isometric extensor exercise (P=0.001), right side bridge (P=0.001) and left side bridge (P=0.001). In the post-test measurement, the endurance of the core muscles decreased in the LBP group.
Conclusion: The findings revealed that fatigue can affect the core stability and reduce the core muscles endurance of female athletes with non-specific chronic LBP. Therefore, core muscle weakness can be recognized as a risk factor for chronic LBP, and in order to prevent this damage, it is recommended to strengthen this area in rehabilitation programs.
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Female athletes with non-specific chronic low back pain had weaker core muscle endurance than healthy athletes.
• Fatigue can have an adverse effect on the core stability of the body.
• Core muscle endurance of Female athletes with non-specific chronic low back pain showed a significant decrease after the fatigue protocol.
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Low back pain is a common problem and more than 80% of people, whether athletes or non-athletes, will suffer from it at least once in their lifetime. Non-specific chronic low back pain is a type of back pain that does not have a specific structure and there is no specific organic damage that can explain the cause of the pain. There is a set of muscles in the abdominal area, the ability and endurance of which are necessary to maintain the stability of the whole body. The occurrence of back pain can cause a series of muscle weakness in the central area of the body. Based on this, it is necessary to evaluate the endurance of the abdominal muscles because of their very effective role in preventing or putting the athlete at risk of injury, as well as preventing the recurrence of back pain
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General Received: 2023/01/9 | Accepted: 2023/05/2 | Published: 2023/04/25