Publication details
Změna struktury paraspinálních svalů u pacientů s chronickými nespecifickými bolestmi dolní části zad
| Title in English | Changes of paraspinal muscle morpholocy in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain |
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| Year of publication | 2019 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Ceska a slovenska neurologie a neurochirurgie |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://dx.doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn2019505 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn2019505 |
| Keywords | low back pain; paraspinal muscles; spine; fat infiltration; axial myopathies; magnetic resonance imaging |
| Description | Low back pain (LBP) is a frequent and major health problem. Paraspinal muscles play an Important role in trunk movements, helping to maintain posture and spinal stability. Changes of paraspinal muscle morphology and function are described in patients with chronic LBP. Macroscopic changes can be evaluated by CT and especially by MRI, while microscopic changes are assessed by muscle biopsy. There is evidence available in literature stating that atrophy of paraspinal muscles and increased fat deposits in the paraspinal muscles are significantly associated with non-specific LBP, especially with chronic LBP. From a differential diagnostic point of view, changes in paraspinal muscles associated with LBP must be distinguished from paraspinal muscle involvement in patients with axial myopathies, but these are rare. The aim of this paper is to highlight the structural and functional changes of paraspinal muscles in patients with chronic non-specific LBP. A diagnostic algorithm for chronic LBP associated with degeneration of paraspinal muscles to exclude the presence of axial myopathy is presented. |
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