Soltandoost Nari S M, Shamsoddini A. Relationships Between Functional Movement Screen and Pain, Dynamic Balance, and Trunk Muscle Endurance in Military Personnel With Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain. PTJ 2020; 10 (4) :221-230
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1- Department of Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises, School of Sports Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.
2- Department of Rehabilitation, Exercise Physiology Research Center, Life Style Institute, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Purpose: Functional disability, impaired balance, and trunk muscle endurance are among the major changes in patients with Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain (NCLBP). Investigating the relationship between these factors and Functional Movement Screen (FMS) can facilitate effective pain management and functional problems in these patients. This study aimed to assess the relationships between FMS and pain, dynamic balance, and trunk muscle endurance in military personnel with NCLBP.
Methods: The present study was of a correlational research design. The study subjects were 50 male military personnel with NCLBP (Mean±SD age=33.30±3.94 y, height= 175.32±5.50 cm, & weight=74.05±3.64 kg). FMS was evaluated by FMS tests and pain severity was assessed through Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale; the dynamic balance was evaluated by Y-Balance Test (YBT), and the trunk muscle endurance was measured by the ITO test. Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS. Pearson correlation coefficient at a significance level of P<0.05 was used to examine the association between the research variables.
Results: Pain (P=0.04, r=-0.285) was negatively correlated with the FMS. The FMS was positively associated with the dynamic balance (P=0.014, r=0.346) and trunk muscle endurance (P=0.02, r=0.381).
Conclusion: The FMS can be recommended as a functional assessment tools to identify functional deficits in military personnel with NCLBP. The data suggested that the researchers could employ the FMS as a useful tool in designing more effective treatment plans and improving the functional capacity of individuals with CLBP.
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● The study revealed how the related factors in patients with NCLBP are correlated with FMS.
● The results presented a negative correlation between pain and FMS in military personnel with NCLBP.
● The study results indicated a positive correlation between trunk muscle endurance and dynamic balance, and FMS in military personnel with NCLBP.
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Low back pain affects core stability and balance and leads to functional disability. Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) can be evaluated by several assessment tools. However, there is no comprehensive functional assessment tool for evaluating the complex and variable elements of functional movement in patients with CLBP. Recently, FMS has been increasingly used to evaluate fundamental movement patterns and practically identify individuals at risk of injury. The FMS challenge factors include coordination, limb mobility, postural control, balance, as well as core and pelvic stability. Therefore, the FMS may be a useful tool for identifying sensorimotor dysfunctions in patients with CLBP who tend to reduce mobility, balance, core stability, and coordination. This study aimed to assess the relationships between functional movement screen and pain, dynamic balance, and trunk muscle endurance in military personnel with non-specific CLBP.
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Special Received: 2020/05/4 | Accepted: 2020/09/14 | Published: 2020/10/1