title: The Intervention Effects of Different Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain as Assessed by the Cross-sectional Area of the Multifidus Muscle.
abstract: [Purpose] The purpose of this this study was to examine the immediate effects of intervention of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), neuromuscular joint facilitation (NJF) and NJF+pelvic floor muscle (PFM) exercise. [Subjects] Thirteen young people (5 males, 8 females) who had chronic low back pain on one side for more than 6 months. [Methods] Subjects were asked to lie on their sides with the painful side uppremost. The subjects received PNF, and NJF, NJF+PFM exercise treatments. The changes in the cross-sectional area of the multifidusmuscle were measured using ultrasonography. [Results] The cross-sectional area of the multifidus muscle of NJF+PFM group showed the largest increases on both the sides with and without pain. [Conclusion] Our results show that chronic low back pain can be improved by a combination of PFM exercise and the NJF pattern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Graduate School of International University of Health and Welfare.
authors.forename: Qiuchen
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Desheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Noriyo
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yokotsuka
authors.forename: Yuying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Hitomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ubukata
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huo
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maruyama
keywords: Low back pain; Multifidus muscle; Neuromuscular joint facilitation