Abstract
To analyze limbs joint positions’ sense and its relationship with pain intensity and duration in patients with chronic non-specific back pain. Methods: Study design: cross-sectional study. For assessment of patients, the following elements were used: general data collection protocol; evaluation of pain intensity using the Visual Analogue
Scale; assessment of limb kinesthesia: determination of reposition precision of a 90-degree flexion angle in shoulder, elbow, hip and knee joints. Subjects. The study included 100 patients (88 women, 12 men) with chronic nonspecific back pain, who met the selection criteria for the study. The average age of patients was 45.9 ± 11.6 years, and it ranged from 19 to 64 years. Results: All participants of the study were found to have diminished upper and lower limbs kinesthesia. The study results showed plausible (p < 0.05) relation between limbs kinesthesia and pain intensity and duration, and these correlations were significantly determined by pain localization. Conclusion:
Limb kinesthesia is plausibly related to the manifestation of pain in patients with chronic non-specific back pain.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | SHS Web of Conferences |
Subtitle of host publication | 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference SOCIETY. HEALTH. WELFARE (Part II) |
Editors | Uldis Berķis, Lolita Vilka |
Publisher | EDP Sciences |
Number of pages | 8 |
Volume | 51 |
Edition | Pt.2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-2-7598-9059-0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Event | 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare": Living in the World of Diversity: Social Transformations. Innovations. Solutions - Riga, Latvia Duration: 23 Nov 2016 → 25 Nov 2016 Conference number: 6 |
Publication series
Name | SHS Web of Conferences |
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ISSN (Print) | 2261-2424 |
Conference
Conference | 6th International Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "Society. Health. Welfare" |
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Country/Territory | Latvia |
City | Riga |
Period | 23/11/16 → 25/11/16 |
Keywords*
- kinesthesia
- proprioception
- joint position sense
- chronic hack pain
Field of Science*
- 3.2 Clinical medicine
Publication Type*
- 3.1. Articles or chapters in proceedings/scientific books indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database