Unloading Maneuvers During Spinal Flexion Exposure

University of Primorska

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Occupational Exposure

Treatments

Other: Unloading maneuvers

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT07116720

SWE_Flexion3_Intervention

Details and patient eligibility

About

An experimental study, which will aim to investigate the acute effects of unloading maneuvers during an intermittent spinal flexion protocol on changes in trunk mechanical and neuromuscular properties.

Full description

Our experimental study will include 30 participants. All participants will complete a 60-min intermittent spinal flexion protocol. During rest periods within the protocol, the participants from the intervention group will perform unloading maneuvers for the lumbar spine. Measurements of trunk mechanical and neuromuscular properties. will be performed prior to and following the 60-min protocol.

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

Male

Ages

30 to 55 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Occupational workers with a predominantly non static job (e.g. combination of sitting and standing)

Exclusion criteria

History of chronic low back pain
Episode of acute low back pain
Hip injury in the past six months
Previous spine, pelvis or hip surgery
Hypermobility, diagnosed with the Beighton score
High intensity resistance training (> 75 % of 1 repetition maximum) more than two times a week
Sporting or recreational activities, that include repetitive spinal flexion or maintenance of a flexed posture (for example cycling or rowing).