Abstract
BACKGROUND: Low back pain (LBP) is very common in rowing. A novel wireless method of monitoring lumbo-pelvic kinematics has recently been developed. This study aimed to determine if lumbo-pelvic kinematics; (1) can be measured reliably using this method; (2) change during a rowing session; (3) differ between rowers with and without LBP. METHODS: Two studies were completed; (a) a reliability study, and (b) a cross-sectional study. In both studies, the posture monitor was placed on the subjects' lumbo-pelvic region during testing on a Concept 2, Model D rowing ergometer. For the reliability study, seven rowers performed the first stage of an ergometer "step-test" on three occasions. For the cross-sectional study, 11 senior/elite male rowers (five = non-LBP; six = LBP) performed a standardised "step-test" with seven stages. RESULTS: The posture monitor demonstrated very high reliability (all ICC >0.8), with only small mean differences. A one-way repeated measures ANOVA revealed that ther
| Original language | Undefined/Unknown |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 113 - 121 |
| Journal | Physiotherapy Practice and Research |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Rowing
- Low Back Pain
- Kinematics -- Evaluation
- Monitoring
- Physiologic -- Methods
- Technology
- Lumbosacral Plexus -- Physiology
- Pelvis -- Physiology
- Reliability
- Human
- Cross Sectional Studies
- Ergometry
- Athletes
- Elite
- Male
- Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
- Descriptive Statistics
- One-Way Analysis of Variance
- P-Value
- Pilot Studies
- Young Adult
- Adult
- Range of Motion
- Questionnaires
- Confidence Intervals
- Post Hoc Analysis
- Data Analysis Software