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dc.contributor.authorCairns, M.C.
dc.contributor.authorHarrison, K.
dc.contributor.authorWright, C.
dc.date.accessioned2009-04-07T13:26:51Z
dc.date.available2009-04-07T13:26:51Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.identifier.citationCairns , M C , Harrison , K & Wright , C 2000 , ' Pressure Biofeedback: A useful tool in the quantification of abdominal muscular dysfunction? ' , Physiotherapy , vol. 86 , no. 3 , pp. 127-138 . https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9406(05)61155-8
dc.identifier.issn0031-9406
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 118944
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 248b791a-df23-43ee-a132-ad55cb818abf
dc.identifier.otherdspace: 2299/3148
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 0033833876
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-0736-1090/work/38647178
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/3148
dc.descriptionOriginal article can be found at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00319406 Copyright Chartered Society of Physiotherapy. [Full text of this article is not available in the UHRA]
dc.description.abstractPressure 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.en
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofPhysiotherapy
dc.titlePressure Biofeedback: A useful tool in the quantification of abdominal muscular dysfunction?en
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Allied Health Professions and Midwifery
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Applied Clinical, Health and Care Research (CACHE)
dc.contributor.institutionAllied Health Professions
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Health and Social Work
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Allied Health Professions, Midwifery and Social Work
dc.contributor.institutionPhysiotherapy
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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