| Document ID (ISN) | 111040 |
| CIS number |
10-0654 |
| ISBN(s) |
978-2-89631-482-9 |
| Year |
2010 |
| Convention or series no. |
Etudes et recherches Rapport R-658
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| Author(s) |
Larivière C., Sullivan M.J., Fung J., Mecheri H., Butler H., Vadeboncoeur R. |
| Title |
Chronic low back pain - The relationship between the psychological factors associated with pain and some lumbar deficiency neuromuscular measurements - REPAR Program - IRSST |
| Original title |
Lombalgie chronique - La relation entre les facteurs psychologiques associés à la douleur et certaines mesures neuromusculaires de déficiences lombaires - Programme REPAR-IRSST [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail du Québec (IRSST), 505 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3C2, Canada, 2010. vii, 84p. Illus. 91 ref. Price: CAD 12.60. Downloadable version free of charge. |
| Internet access |
Rapport_R-658.pdf [in French]
|
| Abstract |
The lumbar deficiencies of workers suffering from chronic low back pain are evaluated during the execution of standardized tasks, which allows better isolation of the physiological phenomena considered. This study was interested in the deficiencies associated with trunk muscle coordination. Certain pain-related psychological variables can have an impact on muscle coordination measurements, which makes their interpretation more difficult. The study evaluated the possible association between a selection of psychological variables (fear of movement, pain catastrophizing) and neuromuscular measurements collected during three tasks. They also verified, in a more exploratory way, to what extent attentional demand modulates the impact of psychological processes on these neuromuscular measurements. The results obtained suggest that a certain variation in these neuromuscular responses could be explained by the level of attention given to pain. This study does not provide recommendations about the conditions that would reduce these variations and for which types of subjects in particular. However, it concludes that pain-related psychological variables do not affect these neuromuscular responses to the point of generating major effects. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Quebec; backache; lumbar column; work posture |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Canada; coordination of movements; psychology and sociology; electromyography; subjective assessment; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
Psychological factors
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