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        Pressure Biofeedback: A useful tool in the quantification of abdominal muscular dysfunction?

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        Cairns, M.C.
        Harrison, K.
        Wright, C.
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        2299/3148
        Abstract
        Pressure biofeedback is a tool designed to facilitate muscle re-education by detecting movement of the lumbar spine associated with a deep abdominal contraction in relation to an air-filled reservoir. Pressure biofeedback readings of an abdominal ‘drawing-in' manoeuvre, designed to recruit the deep abdominal muscles, were taken from 45 patients. They were classified into three groups: lumbar symptomatic, non-symptomatic, and those who had previously had lumbar symptoms that had now resolved. Subjects were taught an abdominal drawing-in manoeuvre and the mean of three readings using the prone test was calculated. Comparison between groups using an unrelated ANOVA demonstrated a statistically significant difference between the lumbar symptomatic and non-symptomatic groups at the p < 0.05 level. The findings of this study provide evidence to support previous research, which indicates that a difference exists in the deep abdominal function of patients with and without low back pain. Additionally it is suggested that the pressure biofeedback unit may be considered as a useful tool to act as an indicator of deep abdominal function.
        Publication date
        2000
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        Physiotherapy
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        https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9406(05)61155-8
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        http://hdl.handle.net/2299/3148
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