Author(s): Tornblom A; Naghdi N; Rye M; Montpetit C; Fortin M;
Introduction: Exercise therapy is the primary endorsed form of conservative treatment for chronic low back pain (LBP). However, there is still conflicting evidence on which exercise intervention is best. While motor control exercise can lead to morphologica ...
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Author(s): Bianca Rossini
CONCLUSION: This study provided novel insights into LM characteristics in circus artists. Greater LM asymmetry was observed in artists with a history of low back pain. In accordance with previous studies in athletes, LM morphology and function were highly c ...
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Author(s): Sara Masi
CONCLUSION: Our findings suggest that utilizing fat-water and T2-weighted MR images are comparable for quantifying multifidus and erector spinae muscle composition but not of the psoas major. While this suggests that both methods could be used interchangeab ...
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Author(s): Fortin M; Wolfe D; Dover G; Boily M;
Background: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is used to improve muscle strength clinically when rehabilitating various musculoskeletal disorders. However, the effects of NMES on muscle morphology and function in individuals with non-specific chro ...
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Author(s): Hodges PW; Bailey JF; Fortin M; BattiƩ MC;
Purpose: Paraspinal muscle imaging is of growing interest related to improved phenotyping, prognosis, and treatment of common spinal disorders. We reviewed issues related to paraspinal muscle imaging measurement that contribute to inconsistent findings betw ...
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Author(s): Naghdi N; Mohseni-Bandpei MA; Taghipour M; Rahmani N;
Background and Objective: Previous studies demonstrated that the prevalence of lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is relatively high. This investigation aimed to evaluate the size of lumbar multifidus (LM) muscle in patients with different degrees of LDH compared ...
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Author(s): Fortin M; Rosenstein B; Levesque J; Nandlall N;
Background and Objectives: Ultrasound echo intensity (EI) of the lumbar multifidus muscle (LMM) could offer valuable insights regarding muscle quality in people with low back pain (LBP). However, whether the rater's experience noticeably influences the ...
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Author(s): Fortin M; Rye M; Roussac A; Naghdi N; Macedo LG; Dover G; Elliott JM; DeMont R; Weber MH; Pepin V; ...
Background: Exercise is a common approach for the management of patients with chronic non-specific low back pain (LBP). However, there is no clear mechanistic evidence or consensus on what type of ...
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Author(s): Belasso CJ; Behboodi B; Benali H; Boily M; Rivaz H; Fortin M;
Background: Among the paraspinal muscles, the structure and function of the lumbar multifidus (LM) has become of great interest to researchers and clinicians involved in lower back pain and muscle rehabilitation. Ultrasound (US) imaging of ...
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Author(s): Nandlall N, Rivaz H, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Fortin M
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020 Feb 12;21(1):96 Authors: Nandlall N, Rivaz H, Rizk A, Frenette S, Boily M, Fortin M
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Author(s): Fortin M, Omidyeganeh M, BattiƩ MC, Ahmad O, Rivaz H
Biomed Eng Online. 2017 May 22;16(1):61 Authors: Fortin M, Omidyeganeh M, Battié MC, Ahmad O, Rivaz H
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