Marklyft som behandling mot långvarig ländryggsmärta

Sammanfattning

Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common disorder in the western world.

A majority of those afflicted by a first acute episode is at high risk of

developing sub-acute or persistent symptoms. Persistent LBP can be caused

by pathological changes in the discs and disturbed neuromuscular

activation, which can cause hypotrophy of the extensors strong type-2

muscle fibres. Deadlift (DL) is an exercise that may correct all these

pathological transformations. Aim: To investigate the effect of DL-training

on patients with persistent LBP. Method: A Single Subject Experimental

Design (SSED), where the approach was an AB-design with multiple baselines

and a control variable. Subjects: Two physically active men, one with

discogenic and one with arthrogenic LBP, and one sedentary man with

discogenic LBP. Results: DL-training was positive for the two discogenic

patients, regarding pain and disability, but the exercise did not affect

general health. For the arthrogenic patient DL-training did not seem to

have any effect. Conclusion: From the findings of this study, the authors

hypothesize that DL-training is a successful treatment for LBP of

discogenic origin.