고관절 신전시 요통환자와 정상인의 슬괵근, 대둔근, 요추기립근의 근 수축 개시시간 비교

The Comparison of the Onset Times of Hamstring, Gluteus Maximus, and Lumbar Erector Spinae Muscle Activity During Hip Extension Between Subjects With Low Back Pain and Healthy Subjects

This purpose of this study was to compare the onset times of muscle activities and the order of muscle firing in hamstring, gluteus maximus, and lumbar erector spinae muscle during active hip extension between subjects with low back pain (LBP) and healthy subjects. Thirty subjects, 15 with LBP and 15 healthy subjects, participated in this study. Electromyographic activity was recorded during active hip extension in prone and standing position. Relative onset times of these muscle activites were determined. Similar muscle firing order in hamstring, gluteus maximus, and lumbar erector spinae muscle showed in both groups and positions. However, the onset time of gluteus maximus was significantly later in prone and standing active hip extension in subjects with LBP than in healthy subjects. The onset time of lumbar erector spinae muscle activity was significantly delayed in subjects with LBP in standing active hip extension. The delayed onset times of gluteus maximus, and lumbar erector spinae muscles’ activities were probably related to LBP. Further studies are needed to identify whether the delayed onset times of gluteus maximus, and lumbar erector spinae muscle activities are the contributing factors to LBP.