Assessment of the relationship between the lumbar positioning of the inter-iliac line and low back pain, with specific reference to symptom presentation
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- Title
- Assessment of the relationship between the lumbar positioning of the inter-iliac line and low back pain, with specific reference to symptom presentation
- Author(s)
- Moss Katherine
- Abstract
- Low back pain is probably the most prevalent musculo-skeletal complaint experienced throughout the Western world. It is also undoubtedly the most common presenting symptom within an osteopathic practice. There have been many studies over a number of years that have attempted to relate low back pain to a variety of spinal parameters, most of which were apparent on radiograph. The aim of this study was to analyse whether there was a relationship between the positioning of the inter-iliac line and low back pain, and whether the position could be directly related to the symptoms experienced by patients that had presented to osteopathic practices. The radiographs and corresponding case notes of 106 low back pain patients that had presented to two osteopathic practices and the urograms of 37 patients that had undergone renal investigations at the Middlesex Hospital, were analysed and the positioning of the inter-iliac line measured and recorded. It was clear from the results that there was no statistical evidence to prove whether there was a relationship between the inter-iliac line and low back pain or whether the positioning of the inter-iliac line could be related to the symptom picture. There were however two trends that were apparent from the results. Firstly it could be seen that those within the Low Back Pain Group (LBPG) presented more commonly with a high inter-iliac line than those within the Control Group (CG). Secondly the results showed that although it was not possible to relate the symptom picture to the position of the inter-iliac line within the low back pain group, most subjects had a high inter-iliac line. These results suggest that a high lying inter-iliac line maybe a predisposing factor to low back pain. This is thought to be due to altered force transmission and dissipation within the lumbar spine with particular emphasis on the role of the iliolumbar ligament
- Abstract
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2000
- Date Submitted
- 31.7.2000 00:00:00
- Type
- undergraduate_project
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 12187
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Lumbar Spine,Low Back Pain,Inter-Iliac Line
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Moss Katherine, “Assessment of the relationship between the lumbar positioning of the inter-iliac line and low back pain, with specific reference to symptom presentation”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 29, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2273