RELATIONSHIP OF LUMBOPELVIC MUSCULATURE WITH FUNCTIONAL TESTS IN NON-PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES WITH LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION

RELATIONSHIP OF LUMBOPELVIC MUSCULATURE WITH FUNCTIONAL TESTS IN NON-PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES WITH LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION

This is a control-case study. It has been designed to determine if there is a relationship between the cross sectional (thickness), through RUSI ultrasound, of the abdominal muscles, lumbar and hip muscles with the results of the functional tests, to determine its relevance in patients with low back pain and / or ciatalgia and lumbar disc herniation in non-professional athletes. The secondary objectives of the study will be to know if there is a relationship between the results of ultrasound measurements and functional tests with the result of the disability questionnaires, the amount of pain and its location, as well as determine the relevance, depending on the results of ultrasound measurements and test of the presence or not of a lumbar disc herniation.

Inclusion criteria:

• Age 18 to 55 years of age.
• Sports practice equal to greater than three hours per week.
• No low back pain or ciatalgia in the last 12 months.

Exclusion criteria:

• Traumatic process or surgery in the lower back or lower limb in the last year.
• Alterations of the skin or local infection in the area to be examined or that impedes the ultrasonographic measurement or performance of the functional tests.
• Peripheral or central neurological pathology.
• Psychiatric pathology and / or cognitive alterations.
• Inflammatory and tumor diseases.
• Alterations that prevent the understanding of the indications and / or the performance of the tests.

Group selection criteria:

• Group 1(group without low back pain): No low back pain or ciatalgia in the last 12 months.
• Group 2 (low back pain group): History of at least one episode of low back pain and / or ciatalgia in the last 12 months lasting no longer than three months and diagnosis of hernia lumbar disc using MRI.