Relationship between paraspinal muscle crosssectional area and relative proprioceptive weighting ratio of older persons with lumbar spondylosis

Tadashi Ito, Yoshihito Sakai, Eishi Nakamura, Kazunori Yamazaki, Ayaka Yamada, Noritaka Sato, Yoshifumi Morita

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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the paraspinal muscle cross-sectional area and the relative proprioceptive weighting ratio during local vibratory stimulation of older persons with lumbar spondylosis in an upright position. Subjects: In all, 74 older persons hospitalized for lumbar spondylosis were included. Methods: We measured the relative proprioceptive weighting ratio of postural sway using a Wii board while vibratory stimulations of 30, 60, or 240 Hz were applied to the subjects’ paraspinal or gastrocnemius muscles. Back strength, abdominal muscle strength, and erector spinae muscle (L1/L2, L4/L5) and lumbar multifidus (L1/L2, L4/L5) cross-sectional areas were evaluated. Results: The erector spinae muscle (L1/ L2) cross-sectional area was associated with the relative proprioceptive weighting ratio during 60Hz stimulation. Conclusion: These findings show that the relative proprioceptive weighting ratio compared to the erector spinae muscle (L1/L2) cross-sectional area under 60Hz proprioceptive stimulation might be a good indicator of trunk proprioceptive sensitivity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2247-2251
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Physical Therapy Science
Volume27
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22-07-2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

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