Lumbopelvic-Hip Rhythm in People with Lumbar Flexion-with-Rotation Syndrome during Hip Internal Rotation

Meissam Sadeghisani; Khosro Khademi Kalantari; Maliheh Satari

doi:10.47176/mjiri.37.58

Lumbopelvic-Hip Rhythm in People with Lumbar Flexion-with-Rotation Syndrome during Hip Internal Rotation

Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2023 May 24:37:58. doi: 10.47176/mjiri.37.58. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Meissam Sadeghisani¹, Khosro Khademi Kalantari², Maliheh Satari³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physiotherapy, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
² Department of Physiotherapy , Fculty of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ Islamic Azad University, Shah-Reza Branch, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

Background: According to previous research, hip internal rotation (HIR) aggravates low back pain (LBP) symptoms, especially in patients with lumbar flexion with rotation (F + R) syndrome. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the lumbopelvic-hip rhythm during the HIR test in patients with this syndrome.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 20 men without LBP and 20 matched men with LBP, subcategorized in the F+R subgroup, participated. The participants performed the HIR test. Kinematics data were recorded using a motion analysis system. After processing the kinematics, a comparison was made in the hip and pelvic kinematics between the groups.

Results: A statistical analysis based on an independent t test revealed a significant increased (P < 0.05) pelvic rotation during the tests with the dominant ( P = 0.007) and nondominant limbs (P = 0.025) in those with LBP. The analysis also showed that during the test with the dominant lower limb, the pelvis and hip moved with a more synchronized pattern in patients with LBP (P = 0.001).

Conclusion: In the patients with lumbar F + R syndrome, there was a tendency for early pelvic rotation during the dominant HIR test. Moreover, LBP people also exhibited a greater pelvic rotation range of motion in the first half and whole pathways of the test. These impairments could be a risk factor for the development of LBP symptoms in these patients.

Keywords: Hip; Kinematics; Low Back Pain; Lumbopelvic; Rotation.