| Abstract |
Lumbar instability (LI) is considered as one of the causes of chronic low back pain (CLBP) that is dysfunctioned in at least one of the spinal stabilizing systems (passive, active, and neural subsystem). LI is classified into two groups: firstly, clinical lumbar instability (CLI) and secondly non-clinical lumbar instability (NCLI). CLI can again be classified into radiological lumbar instability (RLI) and non-radiological lumbar instability (NRLI). Although, there are studies about the range of motion for predicting NRLI has not been studied yet. The current study aimed to report cut off point of lumbar range of motion for indicating patients who were NRLI. Fifty CLBP participants, aged between 20-60 years, who had undergone flexion and extension radiograph were measured the range of motion for lumbar flexion and total extension. The results showed the range of motion that can be used for identifying NRLI were at least 54 degrees of lumbar flexion and 30.67 degrees of total extension. These findings suggest that if patients can flex and extend more than the cut off point, they are suspected about having NRLI which thus lead to proper treatment. |
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