Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 9 , Pages 1327-1331 , September 2010

Comparison of Trunk Proprioception Between Patients With Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls

  • Angela S. Lee, BS

      Affiliations

    • Michigan State University Center for Orthopedic Research, Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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  • Jacek Cholewicki, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Michigan State University Center for Orthopedic Research, Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Jacek Cholewicki, MSU Center for Orthopedic Research, Ingham Regional Orthopedic Hospital, 2727 S Pennsylvania Ave, Lansing, MI 48910
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  • N. Peter Reeves, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Michigan State University Center for Orthopedic Research, Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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  • Bohdanna T. Zazulak, DPT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale-New Haven Hospital/Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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  • Lawrence W. Mysliwiec, DO

      Affiliations

    • Michigan State University Center for Orthopedic Research, Department of Osteopathic Surgical Specialties, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

  • Image Result

    The apparatus for assessing proprioception in (A) axial rotation and (B) flexion and extension. For lateral bending, the same setup as flexion and extension was used, but the subjects were lying in a

    The apparatus for assessing proprioception in (A) axial rotation and (B) flexion and extension. For lateral bending, the same setup as flexion and extension was used, but the subjects were lying in a supine position.

  • Image Result
    Motion perception threshold (MPT), and errors in active repositioning (AR) and passive repositioning (PR) tests, averaged across planes of motion. *Significant differences (P<.05).

    Motion perception threshold (MPT), and errors in active repositioning (AR) and passive repositioning (PR) tests, averaged across planes of motion. *Significant differences (P<.05).

 Supported by the National Institutes of Health (grant no. R01 AR051497).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(10)00309-6

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.06.004

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 91, Issue 9 , Pages 1327-1331 , September 2010

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