1Assistant Professor, Department of Cardio Vascular Respiratory Physiotherapy, Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Physiotherapy, Pune-41
2Clinical Physiotherapist, Department of Cardio Vascular Respiratory Physiotherapy, Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Physiotherapy, Pune-41
3Senior Physiotherapist, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, PSG Institute of Pulmonary Medicine, PSG Hospitals, Coimbatore-04
In chronic low back pain (CLBP), thoraco-lumbar fascia is taut due to transversus abdominis dysfunction, resulting in altered lumbar curvature cause the diaphragm to fall at active insufficiency and thus reducing its capability of expanding the thorax. This inter-correlation of the muscles of the back, abdomen and thorax gives rise to study the relationship between chronic low back pain and chest expansion.
Thirty two subjects were recruited based on the criteria; their chronic low back pain (CLBP), Lumbar curve and chest expansion was assessed by Visual analogue scale (VAS), Flexi ruler and measuring tape respectively. Pearson Correlation was used to quantify the linear relationship between them. CLBP correlated negatively with chest expansion(r= -0.72, P< 0.01).
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) demonstrated negative impact over chest expansion.
Chronic Low back pain (CLBP), Visual analogue scale (VAS), Chest expansion, Lumbar curve angle
