Rehabilitation of workers having suffered back injuries: evaluation and correction of muscle weakness and fatigue

Abstract

Although weakness and fatigue of the trunk muscles are associated with the develop of chronic back disorders. no protocol exists for the simple and reliable evaluation of these two types of muscle dysfunction. To remedy this situation, this project will develop an evaluation protocol using data from surface electromyography from subjects suffering from back disorders and healthy subjects. This protocol, when combined with clinical measures of pain, incapacity, and health status, will facilitate the identification of patients in obvious need of rehabilitation. The final, documented, protocol could be used to evaluate the effectiveness of rehabilitative interventions designed to reduce muscle weakness and fatigue.

Produced Under this Project

Scientific Publications

Effect of step and ramp static contraction on the median frequency of back muscles in humans
Christian Larivière, Arsenault B., Gravel D., Gagnon D., Loisel P.
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European Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 85, no 6, 2001, p. 552-559
Effect of step and ramp static contraction on the median frequency of back muscles
Christian Larivière, Arsenault B., Gravel D., Gagnon D., Loisel P.
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in Book of abstracts of the XVIIIth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (18e : July 8-13, 2001, Zurich, Switzerland), 2001, p. 133
The prediction of maximal static back strength with anthropometric measures in normal and low back pain subjects
Christian Larivière, Gravel D., Arsenault B., Gagnon D., Loisel P., Lepage Y.
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in Book of abstracts of the XVIIIth Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics (18th : July 8-13, 2001, Zurich, Switzerland), 2001, p. 111
Evaluation of measurement strategies to increase the reliability of EMG indices to assess back muscle fatigue and recovery
Christian Larivière, Arsenault B., Gravel D., Gagnon D., Loisel P.
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Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, vol. 12, no 2, 2002, p. 91-102
The electromyographic assessment of back muscle weakness and muscle composition: Reliability and validity issues
Christian Larivière, Arsenault B., Gravel D., Gagnon D., Loisel P., Vadeboncoeur R.
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Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, vol. 83, no 9, 2002, p. 1206-1214
EMG activity imbalances between contralateral back muscles: A reflection of back impairment or strategy for pain attenuation?
Christian Larivière, Arsenault B., Gagnon D., Gravel D., Loisel P.
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Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry, vol. 110 (Sept. Supplement), 2002, p. 116
The electromyographic assessment of back muscle weakness and muscle composition
Christian Larivière, Arsenault B., Gravel D., Gagnon D., Loisel P., Vadeboncoeur R.
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in Proceedings of the XIVth Congress of the International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology (14th : June 22-25 : Vienna, Austria), 2002, p. 120-123.
L'utilisation de l'EMG pour l'évaluation de la faiblesse et de la fatigue musculaires : applications en réadaptation
Christian Larivière
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in Répertoire des abrégés présentés lors des Journées scientifiques du REPAR / Réseau provincial de recherche en adaptation/réadaptation (30-31 mai, 2002 : Montréal, Canada), 2002
EMG activity imbalances between contralateral back muscles: A reflection of back impairment or strategy for pain attenuation?
Christian Larivière, Arsenault B., Gagnon D., Gravel D., Loisel P.
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in Actes du XXVIIe Congrès de la Société de biomécanique (12-13 septembre, 2002 : Valenciennes, France), p. 116
Back strength cannot be predicted accurately from anthropometric measures in subjects with and without chronic low back pain
Christian Larivière, Gravel D., Gagnon D., Arsenault B., Loisel P., Lepage Y.
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Clinical Biomechanics. vol. 18, no 5, 2003, p. 473-479
Muscle recovery from a short fatigue test and consequence on the reliability of EMG indices of fatigue
Christian Larivière, Gravel D., Arsenault B., Gagnon D.
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European Journal of Applied Physiology, vol. 89, no 2, 2003, p. 171-176
Surface electromyography assessment of back muscle intrinsic properties
Christian Larivière, Arsenault B., Gravel D., Gagnon D., Loisel P.
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Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, vol. 13, no 4, 2003, p. 305-318
A triaxial dynamometer to monitor lateral bending and axial rotation moments during static trunk extension efforts
Christian Larivière, Gagnon D., Gravel D., Arsenault B., Dumas J.-P., Goyette M., Loisel P.
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Clinical Biomechanics, vol. 16, no 1, 2001, p. 80-83
Median frequency of the electromyographic signal: effects of window location on a brief step contraction
Christian Larivière, Arsenault B., Gravel D., Gagnon D., Loisel P.
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Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, vol. 11, no 1, 2001, p. 65-71
Développement d’un outil de prédiction de la force maximale volontaire (FMV) des muscles extenseurs du tronc chez des personnes souffrant de maux de dos
Christian Larivière, Gravel D., Arsenault B., Gagnon D., Loisel P., Lepage Y.
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in Journée scientifique du réseau provincial de recherche en adaptation/réadaptation (16 mai, 2001: Montréal, Canada), p. 20
The reliability of different EMG indices used in the evaluation of back muscle fatigue
Arsenault B., Christian Larivière
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in 14th Congress of International Society of Electrophysiology and Kinesiology / ISEK 2000 (14th : June 25-28, 2000 : Sapporo, Japan), p. 96-99
A triaxial dynamometer to monitor lateral bending and axial rotation moments during static trunk extension efforts
Christian Larivière, Gagnon D., Gravel D., Arsenault B., Dumas J.-P., Goyette M., Loisel P.
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In XIth Biennial Conference and Symposia of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics (11th : 2000 : Montréal, Canada), 2000, p. 187
Assessment of coactivity in torso muscles during sustained static trunk extension efforts
Gagnon D., Christian Larivière, Gravel D., Arsenault B., Dumas J.-P., Goyette M., Loisel P.
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in XIth Biennial Conference and Symposia of the Canadian Society for Biomechanics (11th : 2000 : Montreal, Canada), p. 190
Evaluation of measurement strategies to increase the reliability of EMG spectral indices to assess back muscle fatigue
Christian Larivière, Arsenault B., Gravel D., Gagnon D., Loisel P.
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in Back Pain and Disability-Unraveling the Puzzle : CIRPD International Conference, (November 30-December 2, 2000 : New York, USA), 2000, p. 159-160
The measurement of trunk external forces and moments during isometric trunk muscle exertions
Christian Larivière, Gravel D., Gagnon D., Dumas J. P., Goyette M., Leblanc M., Arsenault B., Loisel P., Lepage Y.
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in 23rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics. (23rd : 1999 : Pittsburg, Pennsylvania), 1999, p. 262-263
Electromyographic activity imbalances between contralateral back muscles : An assessment of measurement properties
Christian Larivière, Gagnon D., Arsenault B., Gravel D., Loisel P.
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Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, vol. 42, no 2, 2005, p. 235-250

Additional Information

Type: Project

Number: 0097-0540

Status: Completed

Year of completion: 2004

Research Field: Occupational Rehabilitation

Team:

A. Bertrand Arsenault (Université de Montréal)
Denis Gravel (Université de Montréal)
Patrick Loisel (Hôpital Charles-Lemoyne)
Denis Gagnon (Université de Sherbrooke)
Yves Lepage (Université de Montréal)