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Lumbar spine intervertebral kinematics in individuals with chronic low back pain exhibit substantial inter-individual heterogeneity, with very few patients following the mean range of motion patterns during flexion/extension and lateral bending. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Quantify lumbar spine intervertebral motion during active flexion/extension and lateral bending in individuals suffering from chronic low back pain.

May 14, 2025JOR SpineOpen Access

Intervertebral Lumbar Spine Kinematics in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients Measured Using Biplane Radiography

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Quantify lumbar spine intervertebral motion during active flexion/extension and lateral bending in individuals suffering from chronic low back pain.
Dynamic biplane radiography and a volumetric model-based tracking system evaluated lumbar segments (L1-L2 through L5-S1) during active flexion/extension and lateral bending movements.
Outcomes included intervertebral translation and rotation range of motion, segmental percentage contributions, anterior-posterior slip per degree of flexion, and trial-to-trial repeatability across three repeated movement cycles.
Mean flexion/extension range of motion peaked at L4-L5 (9.7° ± 5.2°) and lateral bending peaked at L2-L3 (9.1° ± 4.2°), yet only 5.6% and 10.4% of participants demonstrated these respective group-level patterns.
Segmental contributions varied dynamically across ranges of motion, with L5-S1 showing notable individual variability in anterior-posterior slip, while average trial-to-trial rotation repeatability remained high (ranging from 0.3° to 0.7°).

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Kinematic study demonstrates substantial heterogeneity in lumbar intervertebral motion patterns in chronic low back pain, highlighting challenges for generalized treatment strategies.

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Anderst et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1d16c9750575be8d2f2e26 https://doi.org/10.1002/jsp2.70069

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Kinematic study demonstrates substantial heterogeneity in lumbar intervertebral motion patterns in chronic low back pain, highlighting challenges for generalized treatment strategies.

Intervertebral Lumbar Spine Kinematics in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients Measured Using Biplane Radiography

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Intervertebral Lumbar Spine Kinematics in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients Measured Using Biplane Radiography

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