Evaluation of lumbar multifidus in rowers during spinal stabilization exercise

Evaluation of lumbar multifidus in rowers during spinal stabilization exercise

Authors

  • Joseani Ceccato Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Jeam Marcel Geremia Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Alexandre Mayer Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Raquel de Oliveira Lupion Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
  • Marco Aurélio Vaz Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5016/7437

Keywords:

spinal stabilization, multifidus, rowing, prevention

Abstract

Lumbar stabilization is important in high performance rowing due to the high incidence of low back pain. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the lumbar stabilizers muscles performance during an exercise of spinal segmental stabilization and in lumbar multifidus muscle thickness in rowing athletes trained and untrained for this exercise. Nine rowers trained with lumbar stabilization (TLS) and eight rowers without training (CON) participated in the study. Lumbar stabilization performance and multifidus muscle thickness were measured during a maximal voluntary isometric contraction. Lumbar stabilization performance was higher (p=0.015) in the TLS (mean 18.38 ± 8.00 mmHg) compared to the CON (9.31 ± 4.91 mmHg) group. Muscle thickness variation was higher (p=0.023) in the TLS (6.92% ± 3.98) compared to the CON (2.81% ± 1.40) group. Lumbar stabilization training is an efficient clinical tool to strengthen lumbar muscles and may help to prevent low back pain in rowers.

Author Biographies

Joseani Ceccato, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil

Fisioterapia pelo Instituto Porto Alegre da Igreja Metodista em 2000, com aperfeiçoamento em Terapia Manual e Postural em 2002, Especialista em Fisioterapia Esportiva (Sociedade Nacional Fisioterapia Esportiva - SONAFE / 2009), Especialista em Cinesiologia (UFRGS - 2010) e Mestre em Ciências da Reabilitação pela UFCSPA - 2012. Atua nas áreas de Fisioterapia Esportiva e Traumato - Ortopédica desde 2001. Membro do Grupo de Estudos em Fisioterapia Traumato-Ortopédica (GEFITO) desde 2011, na UFCSPA, e coordenadora do grupo de pesquisas relacionadas ao esporte.

Jeam Marcel Geremia, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Exercise Research Laboratory, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Alexandre Mayer, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Exercise Research Laboratory, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Graduated in Fisioterapia from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2005).

Raquel de Oliveira Lupion, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

bachelor's at Nutrição from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (2010), bachelor's at Kinesiology - Biomechanics of biological materials from University of Calgary (2012) and bachelor's at Educação Física from Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (2012). Has experience in Nutrition, focusing on Nutrition.

Marco Aurélio Vaz, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Exercise Research Laboratory, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

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Published

2014-03-19

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V. 20, N. 1 (2014)

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