2005 Assessment of the paraspinal muscles of subjects presenting an idiopathic scoliosis BMC-MSD

Description: Assessment of the paraspinal muscles of subjects presenting an idiopathic scoliosis: an EMG pilot study
Nathaly Gaudreault1 , A Bertrand Arsenault1 ,2 , Christian Larivière1 ,3 , Sophie J DeSerres4 and Charles-Hilaire Rivard5 1CRIR, Montreal Rehabilitation Institute, Montreal, Quebec, H3S 2J4, Canada 2School of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3J7, Canada 3Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3C2, Canada,. Reseach Center, Montreal Rehabilitation Institute, Montreal, Quebec, H3S 2J4, Canada 4School of physical and Occupational therapy, McGill Unversity, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1Y5, Canada 5Department of surgery, Ste-Justine Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 3C2, Canada
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2005, 6:14 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-6-14
Conclusion The EMG parameters used in this study could not discriminate between the back muscles of scoliotic subjects and those of control subject regarding fiber type composition, neuromuscular efficiency and muscle fatigue at the level of the apex. The results of this pilot study indicate that compensatory strategies are potentially seen at lower level of the spine with these EMG parameters.