Low Back Pain and Hamstring-to-Quadriceps Strength Ratio in Military Personnel (LBP-H/Q ratio)

Lithuanian Sports University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Military Personnel; Low Back Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07606040

Lithuanian Sports University31

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study was to determine the association between low back pain and the strength of knee flexor and extensor muscles in Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces personnel.

Full description

This cross-sectional study investigated the association between low back pain (LBP) and the hamstring-to-quadriceps (H/Q) strength ratio in personnel of the Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces. Active-duty volunteers with and without LBP underwent isokinetic testing of knee flexor and extensor muscle strength using a Biodex System 4 Pro dynamometer at angular velocities of 60°/s and 120°/s. Hamstring strength, quadriceps strength, H/Q ratios, and inter-limb asymmetries were assessed to explore potential associations with low back pain in this military population.

Enrollment: 71 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The study participants consisted of a targeted population of Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces personnel

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals with a clinically diagnosed low back pain disorder or acute episodes of low back pain were excluded

Trial design

71 participants in 1 patient group

Military personnel

Description:

Targeted population of Lithuanian National Defence Volunteer Forces personnel