title: Lumbar paraspinal compartment pressure in back muscle exercise.
abstract: A paraspinal compartment pressure measurement was taken in 20 volunteers (a) to establish the normal compartment pressure in a series of body postures at rest and (b) to determine the difference in paraspinal compartment pressure during weight-lifting (40 pounds) exercise between straight back lifting and straight knee lifting. The measurement at rest showed a significant elevation of pressure in the sitting position compared with lying, standing, and bending positions. No significant difference in pressure was found between the two kinds of lifting exercises.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Songcharoen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chotigavanich
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thanapipatsiri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000502:physiology; D017770:Lifting; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011312:Pressure; D012016:Reference Values; D014160:Transducers, Pressure