Is there a difference in LB pain perception, compared by positional/activity aggravators, between genders when associated with gluteal weakness. A study of 60 patients in an osteopathic practice.
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- Title
- Is there a difference in LB pain perception, compared by positional/activity aggravators, between genders when associated with gluteal weakness. A study of 60 patients in an osteopathic practice.
- Author(s)
- Gutteridge, T
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to evaluate if patients in different positional aggravators (sitting, going into sining, getting up from sining, standing, walking and lying down) who exhibit lower back and display gluteal weakness (as diagnosed through the manual muscle test MMT) have differing pain perceptions between genders. Methods 60 patients were used in an osteopathic practise to assess their gluteal strength via the manual muscle test. An experienced osteopath was used to evaluate the patients as part of their treatment routine. An information, consent and questionnaire sheet was given to each patient to fill in before the survey started. Results Using Chi2 tests, Fisher exact tests, power and Spearmint's rank test it was proven to a significance of p = <0.05 that the association between presence or absence of gluteal weakness and intensity of LBP is considered to be not statistically significant. It was also shown that there is no positive correlation between males and females in terms of their graded perception of LBP in various aggravating positions when associated with gluteal weakness. Although the null hypothesis could not be rejected ther~ was a moderate correlation albeit not significant. \ Conclusion The presence or absence of gluteal weakness and its association with the intensity of LBP in various positions was shown to have no statistical weighting. This shows that gluteal weakness is not a marker for LBP perception. Likewise pain perception of LBP between genders was statistically irrelevant, and there was no correlation between genders in terms of their graded perception of LBP.
- presented at
- European School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2011
- Date Submitted
- 22.1.2013 16:23:35
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 15272
- Inst-Identifier
- 1229
- Keywords
- Low back pain; Positional/activity aggravators; Gluteal muscle; Osteopathy
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- 0
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- Thesis
Gutteridge, T, “Is there a difference in LB pain perception, compared by positional/activity aggravators, between genders when associated with gluteal weakness. A study of 60 patients in an osteopathic practice.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 2, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/793