20
Participants
Start Date
November 30, 2006
Study Completion Date
January 31, 2008
Motor control exercise
Participants of the exercise group were trained to consciously co-activate the transversus abdominis, pelvic floor and thoracic erector spinae muscle, relax the lumbar multifidus and use the diaphragmatic breathing pattern. They were encouraged to activate the specific muscles of the trunk regularly during daily activities, particularly in situations where they anticipated or experienced pain such as walking, twisting, lifting low-lying objects and working with the hands in sitting or standing positions
Hospital Thias Pronoias 'I Pammakaristos', Athens
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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