Low Back Motor Control in Rhythmic Gymnasts During Hip Extension

University of Zaragoza

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Theoretical practical educational session

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04549883

LBcontrolGymnasts

Details and patient eligibility

About

CONTEXT: Low back pain (LBP) is a common complaint in gymnasts. A deficit in the control of lumbopelvic movement has been related to low back pain. OBJECTIVE: This study aims to examine the effectiveness of an education session about low back motor control during hip extension in the lumbopelvic sagittal movement control of elite gymnasts.

DESIGN: single-group, pretest-posttest clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS: 70 Elite Rhythmic Gymnasts INTERVENTION: One standardized theoretical practical session of 15 Min that includes anatomical issues and one practical exercise in quadruped position for controlling the movement of lumbar spine during hip extension and flexion.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• pre-established level of practice: minimum 13 hours
• taking part in the Italian federal championship
• sign an informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• not fulfill Inclusion Criteria
• had surgery in the low back pain or the hip joint

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 1 patient group

Performing after session

Experimental group

Description:

LB control during hip extension after intervention

Treatment:

Other: Theoretical practical educational session